Improving the quality of contraceptive counseling is one strategy to prevent unintended
pregnancy. We identify aspects of relational and task-oriented communication in family …

Objective To examine current levels, correlates of, and changes in contraceptive use among
reproductive-age women in the United States between 2014 and 2016. Design We …

Although women with serious mental illness have high rates of lifetime sexual partners, they
infrequently use contraception. Consequently, the prevalence of sexually transmitted …

Limited data exist regarding attitudes and acceptability of topical and oral HIV pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) among US black women. This investigation explored interest in HIV …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Whether contraceptive counseling improves contraceptive use
is unknown. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between contraceptive counseling …

Objective We developed and formatively evaluated a tablet-based decision support tool for
use by women prior to a contraceptive counseling visit to help them engage in shared …

Contraception is a vital component of women's reproductive health, but not all women use it
consistently and effectively. Many studies explore individual-level barriers to contraceptive …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine women's knowledge of
contraceptive effectiveness. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of a …

Introduction: Sexual and reproductive health care should empower and enable all
individuals to have a sex life that is as safe and pleasurable as possible. Achievement of this …

Abstract Objective Nurse practitioners (NPs) provide frontline care in women's health,
including contraception, an essential preventive service. Their importance for contraceptive …