Open AccessAccess to Contraceptive Services in Puerto Rico: An Analysis of Policy and Practice Change Strategies, 2015-2018
Author(s) -
Lisa Romero,
Rosa M. Corrada-Rivera,
Xavier Huertas-Pagán,
Francisco V. Aquino-Serrano,
Ana M. Morales-Boscio,
Marizaida Sánchez-Cesáreo,
Edna AcostaPérez,
Zipatly Mendoza,
Eva Lathrop
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001342
Subject(s) - unintended pregnancy , family planning , zika virus , emergency contraception , medicine , business , environmental health , family medicine , population , political science , virus , virology , research methodology
During the 2016-2017 Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico, preventing unintended pregnancy was a primary strategy to reduce Zika-related adverse birth outcomes. The Zika Contraception Access Network (Z-CAN) was a short-term emergency response intervention that used contraception to prevent unintended pregnancy among women who chose to delay or avoid pregnancy.