Contraceptive Desert? Black-White Differences in Characteristics of Nearby Pharmacies.

Jennifer S BarberElizabeth ElaHeather GatnyYasamin KusunokiSouhiela FakihPeter BatraKaren Farris

Published in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2019)

Relative to white women, African-American women may face a "contraception desert," wherein they live nearer to pharmacies, but those pharmacies have characteristics that may impede the purchase of contraception.

Keyphrases

african american
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
cervical cancer screening
breast cancer risk
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome