Background: Low socioeconomic status is one of many barriers that may limit access to
family planning services. We aimed to examine the relation between household income and …

Importance Preventing unwanted pregnancy through adequate use of contraceptives among
adolescent girls is essential for improving maternal and child health and social well-being …

Abstract Study Objective The purpose of the study was to determine if barriers in rural areas
might decrease an adolescent's likelihood of obtaining effective contraception. Previous …

Introduction In order to understand adolescent girls' and young women's use of
contraceptive services, this paper examines trends in receipt of contraceptive services …

Objectives Non-use of contraception is an important contributor to unintended pregnancy.
This study assessed non-use of contraception and its determinants among Canadian youth …

Background Globally adolescent fertility has been associated with increased risk to maternal
and child health morbidity and mortality. The low use of contraception has been associated …

BACKGROUND Adolescent reproductive health is part of internationally agreed
development goals. Unmarried adolescents are not commonly included in global monitoring …

Objective To evaluate racial/ethnic differences in contraceptive use among women who do
not desire future pregnancy. Study Design We used the 2006–2010 National Survey of …

Objective To measure the prevalence of contraceptive use among women of reproductive
age in 17 sub-Saharan Africa countries and identify factors associated with contraceptive …

Objective We explore the patterns of adolescents' need for contraception in 46 low-and
middle-income countries. Methods Using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys …