| dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Grace Ann | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-15T21:51:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-04-15T21:51:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-12-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/9151 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite widespread availability of contraception, the unplanned pregnancy rate in the United States is nearly 50%. While previous research has separately examined women's fertility intentions and risk factors for unplanned pregnancy, little has been done to study characteristics influencing intentions and childbearing outcomes. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this study examines the salience of women's fertility intentions and their pregnancy outcomes. The results suggest that women who reported unplanned pregnancies did not report a high level of importance with regard to planning; childless women demonstrated the most planning. Women described both personal and situational factors that influenced their planning salience. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Oklahoma State University | |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material. | |
| dc.title | Salience of Childbearing Plans and Pregnancy Outcomes | |
| dc.type | text | |
| osu.filename | Wilson_okstate_0664M_11138.pdf | |
| osu.college | Human Environmental Sciences | |
| osu.accesstype | Open Access | |
| dc.description.department | Department of Human Development and Family Science | |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
| dc.subject.keywords | childbearing | |
| dc.subject.keywords | decision-making | |
| dc.subject.keywords | intentions | |
| dc.subject.keywords | pregnancy | |
