Among 162 young female family planning clients at four school-based health centers, a
stepwise regression analysis shows that students' consistency of contraceptive use is …

OBJECTIVE: To assess racial/ethnic differences in pregnancy and contraceptive choice
among adolescent family planning patients. METHODS: The charts of 605 female …

Abstract Study Objective To understand the diverse reasons why some young women
choose contraceptive methods that are less effective at preventing pregnancy, including …

Background: Family planning research has not adequately addressed women's preferences
for different contraceptive methods and whether women's contraceptive experiences match …

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the authors examine
the association between contraceptive use patterns in teens' first sexual relationships and …

CONTEXT Available contraceptives are not meeting many women's needs, as is evident by
high levels of typical‐use failure, method switching and discontinuation. To improve …

Abstract Study Objective The aim of this project was to investigate adolescent perspectives
on family planning services at a community-health center, with the intent to inform health …

Our objective was to examine differences in contraceptive choice among female
adolescents from low socioeconomic backgrounds both before and after an appointment for …

The low rates of actual contraceptive failure and high rates of contraceptive use among
young women highlight that choice of contraceptive method and patterns of contraceptive …

Abstract Study Objective To examine what predicts low personal acceptability of 4 different
contraceptive methods among young women. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Urban …