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Behavioral Methods of Contraception
2016A large proportion of couples rely on behavioral methods of contraception, at least intermittently or at some point in their lives. These methods rely on knowledge about male and female reproductive physiology and the menstrual cycle rather than medications, herbs, devices, or barriers to prevent pregnancy.
Anna L. Altshuler, Paul D. Blumenthal
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Behavioral Methods of Contraception
2007Total sexual abstinence is the most effective method of birth control, but incomplete commitment can result in high rates of unintended pregnancies. Periodic abstinence and fertility awareness methods rely on menstrual calendars, CycleBeads, BBT, the Billings method, or the symptothermal method to detect at-risk fertile days.
Jennefer A. Russo, Anita L. Nelson
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Heterosocial anxiety and contraceptive behavior
Journal of Research in Personality, 1987Abstract In this study three hypotheses regarding the role of heterosocial anxiety in contraceptive behavior were evaluated. It was hypothesized that heterosocial anxiety would be inversely related to (a) willingness to initiate discussion about birth control, (b) the effectiveness of each partner's communication about birth control matters, and (c ...
Monroe A. Bruch, Mary Jean Hynes
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Self Images and Contraceptive Behavior
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 1984The purpose of this article is to review and replicate the major findings on the relationship between self image and the contraceptive behavior of young, single men and women. The sample consists of 468 single, sexually active women and 499 similar men who were part of a larger interview study of a random sample of 1,210 women and 1,039 men ...
Kathleen McKinney +2 more
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Contraceptive behavior among sexually active Hispanic adolescents
Journal of Adolescent Health Care, 1990The purpose of this study was to examine those factors associated with the contraceptive behavior of a national representative sample of Hispanic female adolescents. The subjects included all (n = 85) unmarried, sexually active Hispanic women, aged 15 to 19, from the 1982 National Survey of Family Growth.
R H, Durant +3 more
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Predicting Effective Contraceptive Behavior in College Females
The Nurse Practitioner, 1987This article reports the results of a preliminary research project that explored the relationship between assertiveness, cognitive development and contraceptive behavior among single young women in their freshman and senior years at college. A total of 60 college women at a university health center volunteered to participate in this pilot study.
C B, Hughes, C, Torre
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN CONTRACEPTIVE CHOICE
Studies in Economics and Finance, 1980Between 1965 and 1973 the percentage of married women practicing contraception in the United States increased from 64.2 to 69.9. This increase was accompanied by changing social values, increased information, and important technological innovations. The major technological innovations were the birth control pill and the Intrauterine Device (IUD), as ...
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Health care provider and contraceptive care setting: The relationship to contraceptive behavior
Contraception, 1989This study examines contraceptive delivery characteristics and their association with contraceptive behavior. Data were collected in telephone interviews from a national sample of 1057 women who were using female contraceptives. The overwhelming majority of the sample obtained contraceptive services from gynecologists and other physician specialists ...
S M, Harvey, L J, Beckman, J, Murray
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The Effect of Contraceptive Knowledge Source upon Knowledge Accuracy and Contraceptive Behavior
Health Education, 1985(1985). The Effect of Contraceptive Knowledge Source upon Knowledge Accuracy and Contraceptive Behavior. Health Education: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 41-44.
A J, Pope, C, Westerfield, J, Walker
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