Contraceptive use and barriers to access among newly arrested women

Flynn LaRochelle; Cynthia Castro; Joe Goldenson; Jacqueline P. Tulsky; Deborah L. Cohan; Paul D. Blumenthal; Carolyn B. Sufrin

doi:10.1177/1078345811435476

Contraceptive use and barriers to access among newly arrested women

Flynn LaRochelle, Cynthia Castro, Joe Goldenson, Jacqueline P. Tulsky, Deborah L. Cohan, Paul D. Blumenthal, Carolyn B. Sufrin

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Abstract

Incarcerated women report high rates of prior unintended pregnancies as well as low contraceptive use. Because jail could be a site of contraception care, this study aimed to assess women's access to contraception prior to their arrest. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 228 reproductive-aged, nonpregnant women arrested in San Francisco. Twenty-one percent were currently using contraception. More than half (61%) had not used contraception in the last year, yet 11% wanted to have used it. Women in this latter subset reported greater difficulty with payment, finding a clinic, and transportation compared to women who had used contraception. In addition, 60% of all women in the sample would accept contraception if offered to them in jail. Thus, jail is a potentially important and acceptable point of access to contraception, which can circumvent some preincarceration logistical barriers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	111-119
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Correctional Health Care
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1078345811435476
State	Published - Apr 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

contraception
correctional health care
incarceration
jails
reproductive health

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Community and Home Care
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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