Women's Postabortion Contraceptive Preferences and Access to Family Planning Services in Mississippi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's preferences for postabortion contraceptive care vary, and some may experience difficulties realizing their preferences owing to health systems-level barriers. We assessed Mississippi women's interest in postabortion contraceptive counseling and method use and the extent to which their method preferences were met.

Methods

In 2016, women ages 18 to 45 completed a self-administered survey at their abortion consultation visit in Mississippi and a follow-up phone survey 4-8 weeks later. Thirty-eight participants were selected for in-depth interviews. We computed the percentage of women who were interested in contraceptive counseling, initiating a method, and who obtained a method at the clinic. We also calculated the percentage who were using their preferred me

SUBMITTER: White K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859164 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature