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The Unmet Contraceptive Need of Incarcerated Women in Ontario

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Studies from the United States have shown that women in correctional facilities have higher rates of unintended pregnancy and unmet need for contraception compared with the general population, and that the provision of family planning services in correctional facilities may improve access to contraception. No study has examined these issues in women in correctional facilities in Canada. We aimed to describe the rates of unintended …

Authors

Liauw J; Foran J; Dineley B; Costescu D; Kouyoumdjian FG

Journal

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 820–826

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.jogc.2016.03.011

ISSN

1701-2163