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Contraception

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Better Than Nothing or Savvy Risk-Reduction Practice? The Importance of Withdrawal [PDF]
Rachel K. Jones, Julie Fennell, Jenny A. Higgins and Kelly Blanchard
Contraception, Volume 79, Issue 6, June 2009

Discontinuation and Resumption of Contraceptive Use: Results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth [PDF]
Barbara Vaughan, James Trussell, Kathryn Kost, Susheela Singh and Rachel Jones
Contraception, Volume 78, Issue 4, October 2008

Trends in U.S. Women's Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services, 1995-2002
Jennifer J. Frost
American Journal of Public Health, Volume 98, Issue 9, September 2008

The Impact of Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinic Services on Unintended Pregnancies and Government Cost Savings [PDF]
Jennifer J. Frost, Lawrence B. Finer and Athena Tapales
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Volume 19, Issue 3, July 2008

Public and Private Providers' Involvement in Improving Their Patients' Contraceptive Use [PDF]
David Landry, Junhow Wei and Jennifer J. Frost
Contraception, Volume 78, Issue 1, July 2008

Factors Associated with Contraceptive Choice and Inconsistent Method Use, United States, 2004 [PDF]
Jennifer J. Frost and Jacqueline E. Darroch
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 40, Issue 2, June 2008

Jamaican and Barbadian Health Care Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Emergency Contraceptive Pills   [PDF version]
Eileen A. Yam, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Garth McIntyre, Horace Fletcher, Sandra G. Garcia, Davida Becker and Enrique Ezcurra
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 33, Issue 4, December 2007

U.S. Women's One-Year Contraceptive Use Patterns, 2004  [PDF version]
Jennifer J. Frost, Susheela Singh and Lawrence B. Finer
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2007

Provision of Contraceptive and Related Services By Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics, 2003  [PDF version]
Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Jennifer J. Frost, Caroline Sten and Cynthia Dailard
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 38, Issue 3, September 2006

Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Risk Among U.S. High School Students, 1991-2003  [PDF version]
John S. Santelli, Brian Morrow, John E. Anderson and Laura Duberstein Lindberg
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 38, Issue 2, June 2006

The Provision and Funding of Contraceptive Services at Publicly Funded Family Planning Agencies: 1995-2003  [PDF version]
Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Jennifer J. Frost, Caroline Sten and Cynthia Dailard
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 38, Issue 1, March 2006

Pharmacists' Knowledge and Perceptions of Emergency Contraceptive Pills in Soweto and the Johannesburg Central Business District, South Africa  [PDF version]
Kelly Blanchard, Teresa Harrison and Mosala Sello
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 31, Issue 4, December 2005

Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Dispensing Practices, Knowledge and Attitudes of South Dakota Pharmacists  [PDF version]
Kristi K. Van Riper and Wendy L. Hellerstedt
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 37, Issue 1, March 2005

Confidential Reproductive Health Services for Minors: The Potential Impact of Mandated Parental Involvement for Contraception  [PDF version]
Rachel K. Jones and Heather Boonstra
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 36, Issue 5, September/October 2004

The Availability and Use of Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics: U.S. Trends, 1994-2001  [PDF version]
Jennifer J. Frost, Lori Frohwirth and Alison Purcell
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 36, Issue 5, September/October 2004

U.S. Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives and the Impact Of Contraceptive Coverage Mandates, 2002  [PDF version]
Adam Sonfield, Rachel Benson Gold, Jennifer J. Frost
and Jacqueline E. Darroch
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 36, Issue 2, March/April 2004

Services for Men at Publicly Funded Family Planning Agencies, 1998-1999  [PDF version]
Lawrence B. Finer, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Jennifer J. Frost
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 35, Issue 5, September/October 2003

U.S. Agencies Providing Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services in 1999  [PDF version]
Lawrence B. Finer, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Jennifer J. Frost
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 34, Issue 1, January/February 2002

Current Contraceptive Research  [PDF version]
Jill L. Schwartz and Henry L. Gabelnick
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 34, Issue 6, November/December 2002

Public or Private Providers? U.S. Women's Use Of Reproductive Health Services  [PDF version]
Jennifer J. Frost
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 33, Issue 1, January/February 2001

Differences in Teenage Pregnancy Rates Among Five Developed Countries: The Roles of Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use  [PDF version]
Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, Jennifer J. Frost and the Study Team
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 33, Issue 6, November/December 2001

Family Planning Clinic Services in the United States: Patterns and Trends in the Late 1990s  [PDF version]
Jennifer J. Frost, Nalini Ranjit, Kathleen Manzella, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Suzette Audam
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 33, Issue 3, May/June 2001

Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents Under the State Children's Health Insurance Program  [PDF version]
Rachel Benson Gold and Adam Sonfield
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 33, Issue 2, March/April 2001

Forum: The Pill at 40—A New Look at a Familiar Method [PDF]
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 32, Issue 2, March/April 2000

Determinants of Trends in Condom Use In the United States, 1988-1995  [PDF version]
Akinrinola Bankole, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Susheela Singh
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 31, Issue 6, November/December 1999

Trends in Contraceptive Use In the United States: 1982-1995  [PDF version]
Linda J. Piccinino and William D. Mosher
Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 30, Issue 1, January/February 1998

Top Resources on Contraception

A Real-Time Look at the Impact of the Recession on Women’s Family Planning and Pregnancy Decisions [PDF] ( September 2009)

Facts on Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services in the United States [PDF version] ( February 2009)

Improving Contraceptive Use in the United States [PDF] ( May 2008)

Contraception Counts: Ranking State Efforts State and congressional district fact sheets on meeting women's needs for contraception (March 2006)

In the Know: Questions About Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion Frequently asked questions (January 2007)

Facts on Contraceptive Use [PDF version] ( January 2008)

The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health [PDF version] Policy analysis on funding for international reproductive health services (June 2004)

 
 

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