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“It just happens”

A qualitative study exploring low-income women’s perspectives on pregnancy intention and planning

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ID23326923
AuthorsSonya Borrero (0000-0001-9355-6654, University of Pittsburgh), Cara Nikolajski (0000-0002-4922-6663, University of Pittsburgh), Julia R Steinberg (0000-0001-9678-6623, University of California, San Francisco), Lori R Freedman (0000-0002-7919-9520, University of California, San Francisco), Lori Freedman, Aletha Y Akers (0000-0003-1196-7033, Magee-Womens Hospital), Said A Ibrahim (0000-0002-2657-8834, Philadelphia VA Medical Center), Said Ibrahim, Eleanor Bimla Schwarz (0000-0002-9912-8236, University of California, Davis)
Year2015
Volume91
Issue2
Pages150-156
Publication date2015-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueContraception (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-7824 • E-ISSN: 1879-0518
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.contraception.2014.09.014
PMID25477272
PMCIDPMC4303515
OpenAlexW1972139722
LanguageEN
Citations received89
References cited33

Control (management) · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Population · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Theory of planned behavior · Unintended pregnancy · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology

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