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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"NSFG"”.
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Contraceptive switching among American women: A dynamic analysis of event history
… and the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth NSFG-II and NSFG-IV, the study uses a method of event history to examine how American women change their birth control practices as they pass through their reproductive life and how their patterns of contraceptive switching vary by social and …
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Health disparities in infant mortality: Examining at-risk and low risk black women
… (FFS), and the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). The research hypothesis guiding this study is that Black women have higher IMRs because they experience stressors that negatively influence health birth outcomes. This dissertation includes five chapters. Chapter 1 is the introduction where …
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Predictors of Early Onset of Sexual Intercourse in Male and Female Residents of the United States
… from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), Cycle 6. Age at first sexual intercourse was used to define early onset of sexual debut(<18 years). Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of the respondents, demographic and selected reproductive characteristics of the respondent's …
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¡Tenemos que hablar! (We need to talk!): The contraceptive use of Mexican American young women
… The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) 2002, 2006–2010, and 2011–2013 female respondent datasets were utilized. Logistic regression is the main method for data analysis. The results establish there is a significant effect of talking to one’s parents about sex on predicting …
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Disparities in the Use of Emergency Contraceptives
… from the female respondents of the 2002 Cycle 6 NSFG. Logistic regression was used to determine rates of use of ECs among different risk groups. A second analysis only including women who have had an abortion in the past 12 months was also conducted.Results: In the total study population, women …
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HIV & STD testing among heterosexual African American men
… from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) revealed that lifetime HIV testing was reported by 74% of the men; and 31% had received HIV testing, as well as STD testing, in the last year. The author hypothesized that men with improved social determinants of health, health care access, …