REPEAT ABORTION AND USE OF PRIMARY-CARE HEALTH-SERVICES

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作者
WESTFALL, JM [1 ]
KALLAIL, KJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV KANSAS, SCH MED, DEPT FAMILY & COMMUNITY MED, WICHITA, KS 67214 USA
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FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES | 1995年 / 27卷 / 04期
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10.2307/2136261
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C921 [人口统计学];
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One-third (34%) of 2,001 women who sought an abortion in 1991-1992 in Wichita, Kansas, were repeal-abortion patients. Compared with first-time abortion patients repeat-abortion patients were significantly older, more often black, and younger at their first pregnancy (p < .001). The two groups did not Vary significantly by income or age at first intercourse. However, repeat-abortion patients were significantly more likely than first-time patients to have been using a contraceptive method at the time of conception (65% compared with 59%) and more likely to say they always or almost always used a method (63% and 53%, respectively). More than 40% of women in each group reported they had no personal physician. Further, 34% of repeat-abortion patients said they had no follow-up examination after their previous abortion, and 28% said they received no contraceptive counseling. Only half of women whose pregnancy was confirmed by their personal physician obtained an abortion referral from that physician.
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