Developing Spanish-Language Family Planning Materials: Lessons Learned from Extensive Field Tests

作者: Colleen Denny-Garamendi , Jill Lopez-Rabin , Sylvia Guendelman , Sarah Schafer

DOI: 10.1363/3917607

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摘要: Despite the importance of providing family planning clients with educational materials that are easy to read and understand scant information is available on development for who feel most comfortable speaking reading Spanish. Language difficulties low health literacy including lack knowledge about contraception or where get it important barriers Latinas utilization reproductive services understanding among Latinas. Other such as cost insurance coverage compound in accessing placing low-income Latina women at high risk unintended pregnancy. Noncitizens recent immigrants not eligible Medicaid-covered proportions 15-44-year-old have no nearly twice these groups (63% 66% respectively) those born United States (35%). (excerpt)

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