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20.06.2017 | Capsule Commentary
Capsule Commentary on Borrero et al., Unintended Pregnancy and Contraceptive Use among Women Veterans: The ECUUN Study
verfasst von:
Jeffrey L. Jackson, MD, MPH
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2017
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Excerpt
While the Veterans Affairs (VA) population is predominantly men, women comprise the fastest-growing population of veterans.
1 Borrero and colleagues
2 surveyed a national sample of 2302 VA women between 18 and 44 years of age and found that their rates of contraception use and unintended pregnancy were comparable to those seen in the US age-adjusted population, while use of long-acting contraception was significantly higher in the VA. …