High Self-Efficacy Is Associated with Prescription Contraceptive Use

In the United States, 45% of pregnancies continue to be unintended. Although many previous studies have focused on external barriers to contraceptive use such as cost or access, fewer studies have evaluated internal barriers such as individual characteristics. We hypothesize that high self-efficacy for contraception will be associated with use of more effective contraceptive methods.

Source: Womens Health Issues - August 18, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Odessa P. Hamidi, Timothy Deimling, Erik Lehman, Carol Weisman, Cynthia Chuang Tags: Original article Source Type: research