Racial/ethnic disparities in contraceptive use: Variation by age and women's reproductive experiences

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 526.e1-526.e9

  Dehlendorf, Christine ^a   Park, Seo Young ^b   Emeremni, Chetachi A ^b   Comer, Diane ^b   Vincett, Kathryn ^d   Borrero, Sonya ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

contraception; disparities; race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE STERILIZATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

CONTRACEPTION; DISPARITIES; RACE/ETHNICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901637445     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.037     Document Type: Article

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