Perspect Sex Reprod Health
September 2006
Context: In addition to contraceptive services, publicly funded family planning clinics provide low-income women with a range of reproductive diagnostic, treatment and educational services. Nationally representative information about the scope of services available from clinics is needed to formulate policy and programmatic recommendations.
Methods: In 2003, more than 1,000 U.
Context: Publicly funded family planning agencies face significant challenges in delivering quality services to low-income women because of the higher costs of newer contraceptive methods, changes in health care financing and a growing uninsured population.
Methods: In 2003, 627 of a nationally representative sample of 956 U.S.