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Sexual and Reproductive Health of U.S. Latinas: A Literature Review
Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher(s): Guttmacher Institute
Author(s): Jennifer J. Frost; Anne K. Driscoll
Funder(s): General Service Foundation; California Endowment
Funder(s): General Service Foundation; California Endowment
Topic: Health (Health services for minorities)
Population and demographics (Family planning)
Type: Report
Abstract:
Latinos are a rapidly growing demographic force in the
United States and are now the largest minority group in
the country. Yet, studying Latina sexual and reproductive
health is complicated by several factors, Latinas are heterogeneous in such matters as country of origin,
immigration history and level of acculturation. And, like any ethnic group, they differ according to education, income and geographical location. All of these factors have a profound effect on Latinas health and lives.