Visits to family planning service sites: United States, 1978.
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@ 6 Data highlights According to data collected for the National Reporting System for Family Planning Services by the National Center for Health Statistics, an esti mated 7,425,000 medical family planning visits by females were made to nonmilitary family planning service sites in the United States. Excluded from the scope of the National Reporting System for Family Planning Services are family planning visits that were made to private physicians. Of these visits, 38.1 percent were made by females 20-24 years of age. Of the family planning visits made by females, estimated 77.6 percent resulted in the adoption continuation of an oral contraceptive pill, an intrauterine device (IUD), or steriliza~ion, ;ach of which is a highly effective contraceptive method requiring medical services. About 32.7 million medical services were pro vided to females at an average rate of 4.4 services per visit. Four of the 11 medical services specified in the National Reporting System for Family Plan ning Services (the Pap smear, the pelvic examination, the breast examination, and the blood pressure check) accounted for 56.2 percent of the total medical services provided.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Advance data
دوره 72 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981