Exploring key dimensions of pregnancy intentions

摘要: Exploring key dimension of pregnancy intentions Page 1 Exploring Key Dimensions of Pregnancy Intentions John S Santelli, MD, MPH, Laura Lindberg, PhD, Mark Orr, PhD, Rachel Jones, PhD, Ilene S Speizer, PhD, Lawrence B Finer, PhD Columbia University and Guttmacher Institute Copyright 2007, John S. Santelli, js2637@columbia.edu Page 2 Background ∎ In the US, 49% of pregnancies unintended ∎ Half of these end in abortion ∎ Unintended pregnancy is associated with adverse health experiences, behaviors, and outcomes ∎ Unintended pregnancy reflects: ∎ Failure of health and social support systems ∎ Difficulties for women and couples to achieve their reproductive goals Copyright 2007, John S. Santelli, js2637@columbia.edu Page 3 Measuring Unintended Pregnancy Conventionally ∎ Data collected retrospectively re specific pregnancies ∎ Unintended pregnancies = ∎ Unwanted (want no or no …