A Qualitative Analysis of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

• Published in: Maternal and child health journal Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 1507 - 1514
• Main Authors: Sundstrom, Beth, Baker-Whitcomb, Annalise, DeMaria, Andrea L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2015; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age groups; Birth control; Contraception; Contraception - methods; Contraceptive Agents, Female - administration & dosage; Contraceptive Agents, Female - therapeutic use; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data analysis; Data collection; Family Planning Services; Female; Grounded Theory; Gynecologists; Gynecology; Health aspects; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Infertility; Interviews; Interviews as Topic; Intrauterine Devices; IUD; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Methods; Pediatrics; Population; Population Economics; Practice; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Unplanned; Public Health; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative Research; Researchers; Side effects; Sociology; Teenagers; White people; Womens health; Young Adult; United States > US; Qualitative research; Long-acting reversible contraception; Intrauterine devices; Implants

Increasing access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including the intrauterine device and the implant is a public health and clinical imperative to reduce rates of unintended pregnancy. In 2012, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended these methods for all w...