Tuesday, 19 August 2008

U.S. Women Significantly Increase Use Of Contraceptive Services

�Using across the country representative appraise data, researchers examined the patterns and trends in the use of sexual and generative health care services in U.S. women aged 15 to 44 between 1995 and 2002. The results conclude that the receipt of contraceptive device services (a birth control method or a prescription) among American women rose significantly during the time of this study (1995-2002) from 36 percent to 41 pct; however the overall reception of sexual and procreative health care services remained constant, with 74 per centum of U.S. women reportage receipt of such services.


"Possible explanations for this trend include both increased demand for contraceptive services (e.g., because of changing contraceptive use patterns) and improved financial accessibility of contraceptive care within the secret sector (e.g., because of bettor insurance coverage of contraceptive services)," the study's author inferred.


From: "Trends in U.S. Women's Use of Sexual Reproductive Health Care Services, 1995-2002"


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