M. Antonia Biggs

Adolescent Latino Reproductive Health: A Review of the Literature

Latino adolescent reproductive health has become an increasingly important topic because of the growth in the numbers of Latino youth and because Latino youth are at high risk for negative reproductive health outcomes. Latinas now have the highest teen birth rates, and Latinos have disproportionately high rates of HIV/AIDS. These trends highlight the need for greater understanding of the sexual and reproductive health and behavior of Latino youth. This overview provides an introduction to key aspects of the Latino population. It then examines and synthesizes the existing literature by domains useful to the study of Latinos. Areas that receive in-depth coverage are socioeconomic status, family, national origin, peers and partners, and acculturation. Based on the current state of knowledge and the issues facing young Latinos, suggestions for future research and uses for existing data and past research are included.

Cost Savings From the Provision of Specific Methods of Contraception in a Publicly Funded Program

OBJECTIVES We examined the cost-effectiveness of contraceptive methods dispensed in 2003 to 955,000 women in Family PACT (Planning, Access, Care and Treatment), Californias publicly funded family planning program. METHODS We estimated the number of pregnancies averted by each contraceptive method and compared the cost of providing each method with the savings from averted pregnancies. RESULTS More than half of the 178,000 averted pregnancies were attributable to oral contraceptives, one fifth to injectable methods, and one tenth each to the patch and barrier methods. The implant and intrauterine contraceptives were the most cost-effective, with cost savings of more than

Understanding why women seek abortions in the US

7.00 for every

Women’s Mental Health and Well-being 5 Years After Receiving or Being Denied an Abortion: A Prospective, Longitudinal Cohort Study

1.00 spent in services and supplies. Per

Estimates of Pregnancies Averted Through California's Family Planning Waiver Program in 2002

1.00 spent, injectable contraceptives yielded savings of

Risk of violence from the man involved in the pregnancy after receiving or being denied an abortion

5.60; oral contraceptives,

Misunderstanding the risk of conception from unprotected and protected sex.

4.07; the patch,

Willingness to Have Unprotected Sex

2.99; the vaginal ring,

Family Planning and Life Planning: Reproductive Intentions Among Individuals Seeking Reproductive Health Care

2.55; barrier methods,

Factors associated with delayed childbearing: From the voices of expectant Latina adults and teens in California:

1.34; and emergency contraceptives,