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Thesis
Improving Contraceptive Health Care in Homeless Women
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3743
Abstract
Purpose: To answer the question: What are the characteristics of contraceptive use and need among homeless women? Also included in the article, is an overview of contraceptive choices available today and guidelines for the nurse practitioner regarding contraceptive problems. Data Sources: PubMed, ProQuest, CINAHL, and OVID. Conclusions: Information regarding the characteristics of homeless women's contraceptive use and need has received little focus or research. This lack of focus represents a significant gap in the literature. Understanding this problem and also assuring that homeless women's contraceptive needs are met is a fundamental responsibility of health care providers and policy makers. Investing in contraception for homeless women yields benefits to both women and to society that go beyond decreasing or eliminating unintended pregnancies.
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- Title
- Improving Contraceptive Health Care in Homeless Women
- Creators
- Carolyn Ruth Nowosielski
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590536501842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis