An assessment of contraceptive need in the inner city.
Fam Plann Perspect
; 22(3): 122-7, 144, 1990.
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| ID: mdl-2379569
ABSTRACT
PIP: A survey of low-income areas of Los Angeles County indicates that 41% of nonsterile women in their childbearing years who had not made a family planning (FP) visit in 3 years were using some means of births control, 21% were not, 25% were not sexually active and 13% were pregnant or trying to become pregnant. Given than approximately 10% of the respondents were using unreliable means of contraception, at least 1/3 of respondents were in need of effective contraception. This proportion corresponds to the % of respondents who expressed a desire to receive FP care from a doctor or clinic (34%). The % of women who were at risk of unwanted pregnancy, but not using any method of contraception was greatest among those with incomes below poverty level and among black and hispanic women. A comparison of survey respondents to a parallel sample of low-income women who had made a FP visit shows that those who utilized formal FP services were more likely than those who did not to be married (40% vs. 32%) and to belong to a health maintenance organization (24% bs. 14%), whereas, nonusers of formal FP services were slightly older, on average (29.6 vs. 28 years) and more likely to have other types of private health insurance (47% vs. 25%). In addition, 95% of those who were at risk of unintended pregnancy and who had made a FP visit were practicing contraception compared with 67% of women at risk of unintended pregnancy who had not made a visit. (Author's modified).
Palavras-chave
Acceptor Characteristics; Acceptors; Age Factors; Americas; California; Clinic Visits; Comparative Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; High Risk Women; Low Income Population; Needs; Nonacceptor Characteristics; Nonacceptors; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Program Acceptability; Program Activities; Program Evaluation; Programs; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Research Report; Service Statistics; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; United States
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Urbana
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Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
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Pesquisa sobre Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Plann Perspect
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos