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Promoting Teen Contraceptive Use By Intervention With Their Mothers, Richard A. Crosby, Tom Collins, Lindsay R. Stradtman
Promoting Teen Contraceptive Use By Intervention With Their Mothers, Richard A. Crosby, Tom Collins, Lindsay R. Stradtman
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Introduction: The purpose of this pilot study was to test a community outreach model designed to help mothers in a rural, medically underserved area navigate their teen daughters to health department services for long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) or alternative contraception.
Methods: The pilot study used a single-group, post-test only design. Mothers of teen daughters (N=142) received a 1-hour, one-to-one intervention session (in outreach settings) from Community Liaisons. Mothers received training on how to communicate with their daughters about LARC and other contraceptive methods. Data were collected from June through October 2014, and analyzed in September 2015.
Results: The authors re-contacted …