Surgical sterilization, regret, and race: Contemporary patterns

KM Shreffler, J McQuillan, AL Greil… - Social Science Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Surgical sterilization is a relatively permanent form of contraception that has been
disproportionately used by Black, Hispanic, and Native American women in the United …

Gendered divisions of fertility work: Socioeconomic predictors of female versus male sterilization

AM Bertotti - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Domestic labor researchers have examined a multitude of duties disproportionately
performed by women, yet the responsibility associated with navigating a couple's fertility …

Frustrated Demand for Sterilization Among Low‐Income Latinas in El Paso, Texas

JE Potter, K White, K Hopkins… - … on sexual and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
CONTEXT Sterilization is the most commonly used contraceptive in the United States, yet
access to this method is limited for some. METHODS A 2006–2008 prospective study of low …

Explaining sex discrepancies in sterilization rates in the United States: An evidence‐informed commentary

KO Mock, A Moyer, M Lobel - Perspectives on Sexual and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Context With abortion no longer deemed a constitutional right in the United States (US), the
importance of effective contraceptive methods cannot be overstated. Both male sterilization …

Reconsidering racial/ethnic differences in sterilization in the United States

K White, JE Potter - Contraception, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Cross-sectional studies have found that low-income and racial/ethnic minority
women are more likely to use female sterilization and less likely to rely on a partner's …

Trends and disparities in postpartum sterilization after cesarean section, 2000 through 2008

G Garcia, DM Richardson, KL Gonzales… - Women's Health …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Tubal sterilization patterns are influenced by factors including patient race,
ethnicity, level of education, method of payment, and hospital size and affiliation. However …

Intersecting inequalities: education, race/ethnicity, and sterilization

MCW Eeckhaut - Journal of Family Issues, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite extensive evidence that fundamental causes of health, such as socioeconomic
status (SES) and race/ethnicity, often interact, the potential importance of such interactions …

Family structure and child health outcomes in the United States

LE Bass, MN Warehime - Sociological inquiry, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We use categorical and logistic regression models to investigate the extent that family
structure affects children's health outcomes at age five (ie, child's type of health insurance …

The perplexing links between contraceptive sterilization and (dis) advantage in ten low-fertility countries

MCW Eeckhaut, MM Sweeney - Population Studies, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the association between contraceptive sterilization and socio-
economic status (measured by educational attainment) in ten countries, using data from the …

Control and constraint for low-income women choosing outpatient sterilization

O Leyser-Whalen, AB Berenson - Qualitative health …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Little is known about Hispanics and their contraceptive choices in general, with some past
studies detailing nonconsensual sterilization. This article is based on interviews with a …