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Contraceptive switching among currently married women in the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2011

William R. Grady
Affiliation:
Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle, Washington, USA
Mark D. Hayward
Affiliation:
Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle, Washington, USA
John O. G. Billy
Affiliation:
Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle, Washington, USA
Francesca A. Florey
Affiliation:
Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle, Washington, USA

Summary

This study examines contraceptive method switching among married women in the US. It enquires first into the effect of method type and women's socioeconomic characteristics on the risk of switching to each of six methods, including no method, and secondly into the previous methods used by women who adopt specific contraceptive means. The results indicate a great deal of circulation among all method types and of movement to unprotected intercourse. The adoption of sterilization is greatest among women not previously using any contraceptive method.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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