Contraceptive access, choice, and utilization : a survey of Mississippi women Issue brief (Center for Mississippi Health Policy) Choice Behavior Contraception -- statistics & numerical data Contraception Behavior -- statistics & numerical data Contraceptive Agents, Female -- therapeutic use Contraceptive Devices, Female -- statistics & numerical data Facilities and Services Utilization -- statistics & numerical data Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Services Accessibility Mississippi women have historically reported high rates of unintended pregnancy. The Affordable Care Act and state-level health policies have broadened access to reproductive health services and contraception in recent years benefitting Mississippians of all incomes. Access to contraception including the most effective reversible forms of birth control is wider than ever. However, despite improved access, evidence suggests that utilization of the most effective methods of birth control is low. To understand how Mississippians access birth control generally, the Center for Mississippi Health Policy commissioned a survey of Mississippi women of reproductive age to understand what factors influence women's choice of birth control methods and what barriers, if any, limit them in obtaining the method of their choice. Jackson, MS : Center for Mississippi Health Policy, July 2019 Center for Mississippi Health Policy, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (3 pages, 1 unnumbered page)) nlm:nlmuid-101760649-pdf 101760649 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101760649 English Mississippi United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0