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Youth-Friendly, Person-Centered Contraceptive Care For Adolescents: Exploring The Capacity Of Safety-Net Clinics In Alabama And South Carolina, Kristen Surles
Youth-Friendly, Person-Centered Contraceptive Care For Adolescents: Exploring The Capacity Of Safety-Net Clinics In Alabama And South Carolina, Kristen Surles
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Introduction: In recent years, high quality contraceptive care for adolescents has shifted away from tiered effectiveness counseling and toward youth-friendly, patient-centered counseling (YFPCCC). YFPCCC is essential in the South, which has higher rates of sexual activity, lower rates of contraception use, and higher teen birth rates. This study examined Southern clinics’ characteristics which support YFPCCC and youth’s perceptions of the contraceptive care they receive.
Methods: This mixed methods study examined secondary data collected in two surveys and primary data collected through key-informant interviews. The first survey examined clinic characteristics impacting YFPCCC, and the second survey examined adolescents’ (aged 16-24) perspectives …