"But I wasn't told to": lack of education and workplace policy as barriers in the provision of family planning information.
Access to family planning has been identified as critical to public health. Improving the linkage between medical and social services could result in improved access to care for those most at risk of unintended pregnancy. This study used a survey based on Alfred Bandura's social cognitive theory (1986) to increase the understanding of the barriers social workers confront in the provision of family planning information to clients. Although moral disagreement with family planning presented a barrier for some, workplace policy, participation in family planning trainings, and working in an urban setting were of greater value in understanding barriers.
a Social Work, Chatham University , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
Melissa M
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Bell
D004522:Educational Status; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011634:Public Health; D000068217:Social Workers / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace
Family planning; adolescent pregnancy; continuing education; contraception; public health; social cognitive theory; social work; social work ethics; unintended pregnancy; workplace policy