Pregnancy Intendedness by Maternal Disability Status and Type in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Societal views about sexuality and parenting among people with disabilities may limit these individuals' access to sex education and the full range of reproductive health services, and put them at increased risk for -unintended pregnancies. To date, however, no national population-based studies have examined pregnancy -intendedness among U.S. women with disabilities.

Methods

Cross-sectional analyses of data from the 2011-2013 and 2013-2015 waves of the National Survey of Family Growth were conducted; the sample included 5,861 pregnancies reported by 3,089 women. The proportion of pregnancies described as unintended was calculated for women with any type of disability, women with each of five types of disabilities and women with no disabilities. Multivariate logistic

SUBMITTER: Horner-Johnson W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12331166 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature