Material Hardship and Contraceptive Use During the Transition to Adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Decades of research have attempted to understand the paradox of stubbornly high unintended pregnancy rates despite widespread use of contraception. Much of this research has focused on socioeconomic disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy, finding that economically disadvantaged women tend to use less effective contraceptive methods and use them less consistently. Building on this research, this study examines how material hardship is associated with less consistent contraceptive use among women who do not desire to become pregnant. Using the Relationship Dynamics and Social Life (RDSL) Study, a weekly longitudinal survey, I find lower levels of contraceptive use and less consistent use of contraception among women experiencing material hardship, relative to those without hardship exp

SUBMITTER: Field E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780426 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature