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(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| Concerns about contraceptive side effects among young Latinas: a focus-group |
| Gilliam ML; Warden M; Goldstein C; Tapia B |
| Contraception. 2004;70:299-305. |
| To identify perceptions and attitudes about contraceptive side effects in young, low-income Latina adolescents |
| through focus-group conversations. We conducted seven focus-group discussions with Latino females in an |
| outpatient clinic and community setting. Qualitative methodology was used to analyze data. Participants were |
| recruited from the outpatient gynecology clinic at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and from the Easter Seals Day |
| Care Center. Women were recruited if they were Latino and between the ages of 18 and 26 years (N = 40). |
| Participants cited both perceptions of side effects as well as personal experience with side effects as reasons for |
| not using or discontinuing the use of contraception. Women also demonstrated incorrect knowledge about |
| contraception, and tended to value anecdotal information over information from health professionals. These factors |
| led to reliance on less-effective methods of contraception, placing participants at risk for unintended pregnancy. |
| Concern about side effects, fear of health consequences and misinformation were identified as barriers to effective |
| contraceptive use in young, low-income Latinas. Providers caring for this population should address potential |
| concerns about side effects of contraception as well as assess patients' understanding in light of cultural and |
| language barriers. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 504-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Concerns about contraceptive side effects among young |
| Latinas: a focus-group approach.", is(are) Gilliam ML; Warden M; Goldstein C; Tapia B. The source of this article |
| is "Contraception. 2004;70:299-305.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® |
| Document ID: CONT1T 504-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 504 |
| This article is peer-reviewed. |
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