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| Rachel K JonesSummaryAffiliation: Guttmacher Institute Country: USA Publications
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Contraceptive use among U.S. women having abortions in 2000-2001Rachel K Jones
The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 34:294-303. 2002....
At what cost? Payment for abortion care by u.s. WomenRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York Electronic address
Womens Health Issues 23:e173-8. 2013..Most U.S. abortion patients are poor or low-income, yet most pay several hundred dollars out of pocket for these services. This study explores how women procure these funds...
More than poverty: disruptive events among women having abortions in the USARachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10038, USA
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 39:36-43. 2013..For many, poverty represents difficulties meeting financial obligations, but the authors expect it is also associated with a range of potentially difficult life circumstances that may influence women's pregnancy decisions...
Who has second-trimester abortions in the United States?Rachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10038, USA
Contraception 85:544-51. 2012..Little is known about the characteristics of second-trimester abortion patients...
Abortion in the United States: incidence and access to services, 2005Rachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 40:6-16. 2008..Accurate information about abortion incidence and services is necessary to monitor levels of unwanted pregnancy and women's ability to access abortion services...
Trends in abortion in the United StatesRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 52:119-29. 2009..The number of abortion providers has declined in recent decades, but the introduction of early medical abortion may have slowed this trend...
How commonly do US abortion patients report attempts to self-induce?Rachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 11038, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:23.e1-4. 2011..This study measures the extent to which women who access clinical abortion services in the United States report having ever used misoprostol or other substances to self-induce...
Is the internet filling the sexual health information gap for teens? An exploratory studyRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York 10038, USA
J Health Commun 16:112-23. 2011....
Perceptions of male knowledge and support among U.S. women obtaining abortionsRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, USA
Womens Health Issues 21:117-23. 2011..However, little is known about the extent to which women perceive men to be supportive of their abortion decisions or which relationship characteristics are associated with male knowledge of and support for the abortion...
Changes in abortion rates between 2000 and 2008 and lifetime incidence of abortionRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, Research Division, New York, New York, USA
Obstet Gynecol 117:1358-66. 2011..To estimate abortion rates among subpopulations of women in 2008, assess changes in subpopulation abortion rates since 2000, and estimate the lifetime incidence of abortion...
Underreporting of induced and spontaneous abortion in the United States: an analysis of the 2002 National Survey of Family GrowthRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, USA
Stud Fam Plann 38:187-97. 2007..Subsequent research should explore strategies to improve information collected on abortion, and, in the interim, research involving pregnancy outcomes should be adjusted for unreported induced abortions...
Do U.S. family planning clinics encourage parent-child communication? Findings from an exploratory surveyRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 38:155-61. 2006..Little is known about the programs and practices that clinics have adopted to achieve this goal, or whether clinics not receiving Title X funds encourage family participation...
Mifepristone for early medical abortion: experiences in France, Great Britain and SwedenRachel K Jones
The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 34:154-61. 2002
Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000-2001Rachel K Jones
The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 34:226-35. 2002..Information about the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in the United States can help policymakers and family planning providers determine which groups of women need better access to contraceptive services...
Confidential reproductive health services for minors: the potential impact of mandated parental involvement for contraceptionRachel K Jones
The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 36:182-91. 2004..Recent legislative efforts to implement mandated parental involvement for minor adolescents seeking family planning services threaten the rights of adolescents younger than 18 to access reproductive health care...
Adolescents' reports of parental knowledge of adolescents' use of sexual health services and their reactions to mandated parental notification for prescription contraceptionRachel K Jones
The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10005, USA
JAMA 293:340-8. 2005..Legislation has been proposed that would mandate parental notification for adolescents younger than 18 years (minors) obtaining prescription contraception from federally funded family planning clinics...
Religious differentials in the sexual and reproductive behaviors of young women in the United StatesRachel K Jones
The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, USA
J Adolesc Health 36:279-88. 2005..To examine whether religious involvement and affiliation during early adolescence is associated with reduced levels of sexual risk...
Confidential reproductive health care for adolescentsRachel K Jones
The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York 10005, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 17:456-60. 2005..There have been recent legislative efforts in the USA to implement mandated parental involvement for minor adolescents seeking services for contraception and, in some cases, sexually transmitted diseases...
Parent-child relations among minor females attending U.S. family planning clinicsRachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 37:192-201. 2005..Such information could inform the debate on parental involvement legislation and help clinics develop effective strategies to promote positive parental engagement...
How commonly do US abortion clinics offer contraceptive services?Megan L Kavanaugh
Research Division, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10038, USA
Contraception 82:331-6. 2010..Facilitating access to contraception may help these women avoid subsequent unintended pregnancies. Information is needed to document the availability of contraceptive services in abortion care settings in the United States...
Perceived and insurance-related barriers to the provision of contraceptive services in U.S. abortion care settingsMegan L Kavanaugh
Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York 10038, USA
Womens Health Issues 21:S26-31. 2011..This analysis examines a range of factors that may act as barriers to integrating contraceptive and abortion services and documents abortion providers' perspectives on their role in their patients' contraceptive care...
Patients' attitudes and experiences related to receiving contraception during abortion careMegan L Kavanaugh
Guttmacher Institute, Research Division, New York, NY 10038, USA
Contraception 84:585-93. 2011....
Abortion incidence and access to services in the United States, 2008Rachel K Jones
Guttmacher Institute, New York, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 43:41-50. 2011..Access to abortion services is a critical issue, particularly since the number of abortion providers has been falling for the last three decades...
A history of induced abortion in relation to substance abuse during subsequent pregnancies carried to termJacqueline E Darroch
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:617-8; author reply 618. 2003
Low-income women on welfare who report one prior abortion (or multiple miscarriages) are more likely to have been identified as child abusersRachel K Jones
Acta Paediatr 95:630-1; author reply 631-2. 2006
