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Family Planning Clinic Services In the United States, 1994. (ARTICLES).
- Article from:
- Readings on Family Planning Needs and Services
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
- Author:
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In 1994, almost 6.6 million women received contraceptive services from more than 7,000 subsidized family planning clinics; these providers were located in 85% of US. counties. Health department clinics and Planned Parenthood sites served the largest proportions of these women (32% and 30%, respectively), followed by hospital outpatient sites (16%), in dependent clinics (13%) and community or migrant health centers (9%). The mix of agency types varied considerably by region and state, and the average annual number of contraceptive clients served per clinic also varied from fewer than 500 at community and migrant health centers to more than 2,000 at Planned Pa rent hood ...