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- Title
Exploring Contraceptive Pill Taking Among Hispanic Women in the United States.
- Authors
Brown, Joseph W.; Villarruel, Antonia M.; Oakley, Deborah; Eribes, Carmen
- Abstract
The article focuses on the findings of a study exploring contraceptive pill taking among Hispanic women in the United States. The 1995 National Survey of Family Growth data, which revealed the greater risk of inconsistent contraceptive use among Hispanic women, was used in the study to test a culturally based model of pill use. Inconsistent use of the pill leads to unintended pregnancies. The study found out that Hispanic women's inconsistent use were due to the primary use of Spanish, negative attitudes about women in the workplace, more than two recent sex partners, and recent pill adoption. Consistent use was associated more to those who lived alone. The study found that cultural indicators mediate the strong effects of behavioral variables.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HISPANIC American women; ORAL contraceptives; UNWANTED pregnancy; HEALTH risk assessment; HEALTH behavior; CONTRACEPTIVE drugs; CULTURE; PUBLIC health
- Publication
Health Education & Behavior, 2003, Vol 30, Issue 6, p663
- ISSN
1090-1981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1090198103256743