title: Family planning needs and behavior of Mexican American women:  a study of health care professionals and their clientele.
abstract: "A random sample of Mexican American women and a sample of family planning health care professionals, both from two major southwestern cities in the United States, were compared in terms of their reports of birth control methods used, problems in obtaining family planning services, and values involved in making fertility-related decisions, within the Mexican American population.... While there were points of agreement between the two samples, discrepancies were found in reports of problems in obtaining family planning services, fertility-related values, and in the acceptability of female sterilization as a birth control method.  It was concluded that family planning professionals in these service areas tend to stereotype Mexican American women, and may not yet realize that the family planning attitudes and behavior of these women are probably changing in significant ways."  (SUMMARY IN SPA)
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jorgensen
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D003150:Community Health Workers; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D006285:Health Planning; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D009656:North America; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010465:Perception; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011584:Psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012945:Social Values; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Attitude; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods Chosen; Contraceptive Usage; Cultural Background; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Ethnic Groups; Family Planning; Family Planning Personnel; Family Planning Programs; Female Sterilization; Fertility; Hispanics--women; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Perception; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Program Accessibility; Program Evaluation; Programs; Psychological Factors; Reproductive Behavior; Sterilization, Sexual; United States; Value Orientation