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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The influence of community characteristics on the practice of effective

contraception.

AUTHORS

Grady WR; Klepinger DH; Billy JO

SOURCE

Family Planning Perspectives. 1993 Jan-Feb;25(1):4-11.

ABSTRACT

An analysis combining individual-level data from the National Survey of Family Growth with aggregate-level

information provides evidence that the characteristics of communities influence the contraceptive decisions of

currently married white women in the US. The analysis examined the relationship between the average effectiveness

level of the contraceptive methods that a woman used over a 3.5-year period and community characteristics such as

employment opportunities, the availability of contraceptive and abortion information and services, and the level of

religious adherence in communities. Community characteristics associated with higher levels of contraceptive

effectiveness were rapid population growth, high rates of unemployment, elevated levels of religious affiliation, high

socioeconomic status, and ready access to family planning information and services. Community liberality was

negatively associated with effective contraceptive use. The results support arguments that various community

characteristics affect a woman's contraceptive choices by increasing or decreasing the costs of an unintended

pregnancy. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4551-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The influence of community characteristics on the practice

of effective contraception.", is(are) Grady WR; Klepinger DH; Billy JO. The source of this article is "Family

Planning Perspectives. 1993 Jan-Feb;25(1):4-11.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4551-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9551

This article is peer-reviewed.

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