Family Planning Perspectives articles from November 1997

Family Planning Perspectives archives from November 1997

Medical care cost savings from adolescent contraceptive use.
November 1, 1997... An analysis of the economic benefits of adolescent contraceptive use utilizes information from a national private payer database and from the California Medicaid program to compare private-and public-sector costs and savings. The study estimates...

Rural adolescent pregnancy: a view from the South.
November 1, 1997... An analysis of 1990 census and vital statistics data for eight southeastern states revealed that the teenage birthrate generally was higher in rural than in metropolitan areas; the exception was among black women aged 15-17. The highest birthrate...

The use of condoms with other contraceptive methods among young men and women.
November 1, 1997... In a nationally representative sample of sexually experienced youths aged 14-22, 37% of young women and 52% of young men said the condom was the primary method used to prevent pregnancy at last intercourse; an additional 8% and 7%, respectively,...

Maternal age and birth outcomes: data from New Jersey.
November 1, 1997... The effects of maternal age on low birth weight, newborns' hospital costs and infant mortality were estimated based on individual 1989and 1990 vital statistics records from New Jersey that were linked with uniform billing hospital discharge...

Factors associated with adolescents' risk for late entry into prenatal care.
November 1, 1997... Risk factors for late entry into prenatal care were examined among 533 pregnant adolescents younger than 18. Forty-seven percent entered prenatal care after 12 weeks' gestation. Logistic regression analysis indicated that adolescents who no...

Oral contraceptive use and protective behavior after missed pills.
November 1, 1997... A three-month prospective study of 103 women initiating oral contraceptive use examined how consistently the women took their pills and whether those who missed pills employed other means to avoid pregnancy. The results showed that 52% took each...

Attitudes toward sexual responsibility and parenting: an exploratory study of young urban males.
November 1, 1997... The self-reported sexual and parenting behaviors and attitudes of 42 urban males aged 16-22 who had fathered a child were compared with those of 49 demographically similar young men who were not fathers when they sought medical care at a public...

Desired family size and son preference among Hispanic women of low socioeconomic status.
November 1, 1997... Among 432 Hispanic women aged 18-50 interviewed at a Los Angeles obstetrics and gynecology clinic, respondents reported wanting an average of 2.8 sons but only 0.1 daughters. Being older than 30, having no more than an eighth grade education,...