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DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
Background: Mexican women in the United States (US) have higher rates of fertility compared to other ethnic groups and women in Mexico. Whether variation in women’s access to family planning services or patterns of contraceptive use contributes to this higher fertility has received little attention. Objective: We explore Mexican women’s contraceptive use, taking into account women’s place in the reproductive life course. Methods: Using nationally representative samples from the US (National Survey of Family Growth) and Mexico (Encuesta National de la Dinámica Demográfica), we compared the parity-specific frequency of contraceptive use and fertility intentions for non-migrant women, foreign-born Mexicans in the US, US-born Mexicans, and whites. Results: Mexican women in the US were less likely to use IUDs and more likely to use hormonal contraception than women in Mexico. Female sterilization was the most common method among higher parity women in both the US and Mexico, however, foreign-born Mexicans were less likely to be sterilized, and the least likely to use any permanent contraceptive method. Although foreign-born Mexicans were slightly less likely to report that they did not want more children, differences in method use remained after controlling for women’s fertility intentionsPopulation Research Cente
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Does Religion Influence Contraceptive Choice among Hispanic Women in Texas?
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How Greater Travel Distance Due to Clinic Closures Reduced Access to Abortion in Texas
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Hypertension among Oral Contraceptive Users in El Paso, Texas
On the U.S.-Mexico border, residents frequently cross into Mexico to obtain medications or medical care. We previously reported relatively high prevalence of hypertension among Latina oral contraceptive users in El Paso, particularly those obtaining pills over the counter (OTC) in Mexico. Here, we examine factors associated with having hypertension among 411 OTC users and 399 clinic users. We also assess hypertension awareness and interest in using blood pressure kiosks. Women age 35 to 44 and who had BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 had higher odds of having hypertension. 59% of hypertensive women had unrecognized hypertension, and 77% of all participants would use a blood pressure kiosk; there were no significant differences between clinic and OTC users. Alternative approaches to increase access to health screenings are needed in this setting, where OTC pill use among women with unrecognized hypertension confers unique health risksPopulation Research Cente
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Barriers to Offering Vasectomy at Publicly Funded Family Planning Organizations in Texas
Few publicly funded family planning clinics in the United States offer vasectomy, but little is known about the reasons
this method is not more widely available at these sources of care. Between February 2012 and February 2015, three
waves of in-depth interviews were conducted with program administrators at 54 family planning organizations in
Texas. Participants described their organization’s vasectomy service model and factors that influenced how frequently
vasectomy was provided. Interview transcripts were coded and analyzed using a theme-based approach. Service
models and barriers to providing vasectomy were compared by organization type (e.g., women’s health center, public
health clinic) and receipt of Title X funding. Two thirds of organizations did not offer vasectomy on-site or pay
for referrals with family planning funding; nine organizations frequently provided vasectomy. Organizations did not
widely offer vasectomy because they could not find providers that would accept the low reimbursement for the
procedure or because they lacked funding for men’s reproductive health care. Respondents often did not perceive
men’s reproductive health care as a service priority and commented that men, especially Latinos, had limited interest
in vasectomy. Although organizations of all types reported barriers, women’s health centers and Title X-funded
organizations more frequently offered vasectomy by conducting tailored outreach to men and vasectomy providers.
A combination of factors operating at the health systems and provider level influence the availability of vasectomy at
publicly funded family planning organizations in Texas. Multilevel approaches that address key barriers to vasectomy
provision would help organizations offer comprehensive contraceptive services.Population Research Cente
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The Impact of Information about Abortion Safety on Texas Voters’ Opinions about Restrictive Laws
A substantial gap exists between the scientific evidence demonstrating the safety of abortion in the United States and public opinion about abortion safety. But recent studies suggest that it may be possible to change perceptions about health issues that are based on misinformation. This brief, by researchers from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project, demonstrates that informational statements about the safety of office-based abortion care as currently practiced in Texas significantly reduced perceptions that ambulatory surgical center and admitting privileges requirements would make abortion safer and reduced support for these requirements.Population Research Cente
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Many Low Income Women In Texas Do Not Get the Effective Contraception They Want After Giving Birth
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Investigation of shear characterization of a UHMWPE unidirectional cross-ply for finite element simulation of composite processing
256 shades of gray:Application of image processing to evaluate the effect of sample geometry and constant shear strain rates in the picture-frame test
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