Clinician Perspectives on Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling Following Dobbs v. Jackson: Implications for Young People's Contraceptive Autonomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study is to understand whether clinicians who provide contraceptive counseling to adolescent patients perceive that the Dobbs decision has influenced their counseling.

Study design

We conducted in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of 16 clinicians who provide contraceptive counseling to adolescents at the American Academy of Pediatrics annual conference in October 2022. We used thematic content analysis and an iterative process of constant comparison to identify themes inductively. This analysis focused on participants' perception of if and how the Dobbs decision has or will influence their contraceptive counseling with adolescents.

Results

Most clinicians in our study reported that the Dobbs decision influenced their contracep

SUBMITTER: Bullington BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11769761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature