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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The provision of public-sector services by family planning agencies in 1995.

AUTHORS

Frost JJ; Bolzan M

SOURCE

Family Planning Perspectives. 1997 Jan-Feb;29(1):6-14.

ABSTRACT

This article provides the findings from a 1995 nationally representative survey of 603 public-supported family

planning (FP) service centers in the United States. 96% relied on federal funding, 60% relied on state funding, and

40% relied on local funding. 25% of clients were Medicaid recipients receiving narrowly targeted services. 57% had

incomes below the federal poverty level, and an additional 33% had incomes of 100% to 250% of the poverty level.

30% were under 30 years old, and 50% were 20-29 years old. 61% were non-Hispanic Whites. The responses were

weighted to reflect the actual distribution of family planning agencies according to type and Title X funding status.

Agencies varied in the extent to which contraceptive services were the main focus. 80% of clients at Planned

Parenthood affiliates and 65% of clients at independent FP clinics received contraceptive services. Only 45% of

clients at hospital outpatient departments and 39% of clients at public health departments received family planning.

Agencies receiving Title X funding received more poor contraceptive clients. The average delay between

appointment scheduling and actual care was 4 days (Planned Parenthood clinic) or 11 days (hospital or health

department clinic), and 9% of agencies provided same-day service. 32% averaged about 2 weeks. 97% offered

evening appointments, and 73% offered weekend appointments. 71% followed-up missed appointments. An average

of 3.1 physicians were employed to provide an average of 6.8 hours per week of care. An average of 6.7 mid-level

nurses and clinicians provided 70.9 hours of patient care per week. This article includes findings on routine

services, method mix, condoms, new methods, services for the hard-to-reach, services to teenagers, school-based

clinics, noncontraceptive services, sources of funding, public funding, and fees charged. It is concluded that FP

agencies will continue to need Title X funding even after Medicaid clients are switched to managed care

alternatives. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 1020-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The provision of public-sector services by family planning

agencies in 1995.", is(are) Frost JJ; Bolzan M. The source of this article is "Family Planning Perspectives. 1997

Jan-Feb;29(1):6-14.". This article was published in 1997 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT2T 1020-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 6020

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