Criminal justice contact and long-term contraceptive use among US women

Citation

Garcia, Ginny; Wilkinson, Lindsey; & Thompson, Melissa (2018). Criminal justice contact and long-term contraceptive use among US women. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Denver, CO.

Abstract

Women comprise a growing percentage of those arrested in the U.S. and often come into contact with the criminal justice system during peak reproductive years. Evidence suggests criminal justice system contact may lead to contraception use, particularly the use of long acting reversible contraception (LARCs). Other research suggests any association between criminal justice system contact and type of contraceptive use is due to selection: women with arrest histories have characteristics associated with greater use of LARCs. We examine how contraceptive method is patterned on the basis of criminal justice contact using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Preliminary findings indicate that while women with arrest histories are less likely to use any type of contraception, they are more likely to use long-acting versus short-term methods of birth control, even after controlling for demographic characteristics.

URL

https://paa.confex.com/paa/2018/webprogrampreliminary/Paper19826.html

Keyword(s)

criminal justice contact delinquency long-acting reversible contraception LARC contraception birth control

Reference Type

Conference proceeding

Book Title

Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America

Series Title

Fertility, family planning, sexual behavior, and reproductive health 1

Author(s)

Garcia, Ginny
Wilkinson, Lindsey
Thompson, Melissa

Year Published

2018

City of Publication

Denver, CO

Reference ID

9295