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August 20, 2008
More American women received contraceptive services from healthcare providers between 1995 and 2002, survey find
HealthDay (8/13, Doheny) reported that, according to a survey published in the Oct. issue of the American Journal of Public Health, "[m]ore U.S. women are availing themselves of contraceptives services, such as birth-control pill prescriptions."
Researchers at New York's Guttmacher Institute "examined the 1995 and 2002 National Survey of Family Growth to detect patterns and trends in the use of sexual and reproductive healthcare services." The investigators found that "[o]verall, the percentage of women receiving all sexual and reproductive healthcare services -- including no t only birth control, but also such services as STD testing and Pap tests -- remained constant at 74 percent." But, "the percentage of American women who said they received contraceptive services rose from 36 percent to 41 percent."
Lead investigator Jennifer Frost, Dr.P.H., noted that "the increase mainly occurred in adolescents, women older than 30, and women with household incomes greater than 150 percent of the federal poverty level," WebMD (8/13, Colihan) added. Notably, "since the mid-1990s, there have been changes on the birth-control front, with more demand for contraceptive services, and insurance more often covering the cost of birth control."
Related Links:
- "More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services," Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay, August 13, 2008.
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