Abstract
Maria is a 23-year-old woman who lives in a rural area 3 h from Santiago, Guatemala. She has a 1-year-old daughter and recently had an uncomplicated miscarriage after an unplanned pregnancy. Although she desires another child in the future, she is interested in contraception and travels 1 h to a clinic staffed by volunteer clinicians.
Keywords
- Sexually Transmitted Infection
- Contraceptive Method
- Unintended Pregnancy
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Emergency Contraception
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Atrio, J.M., Shaw, K.A., Blumenthal, P.D. (2013). The Unmet Need for Family Planning. In: Shirazian, T., Gertz, E. (eds) Around the Globe for Women's Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8258-2_5
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