Kristen Lagasse Burke
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About Kristen
Burke's research focuses on access to reproductive health services and fertility trends, with an overarching goal of identifying the constraints people face in forming their desired families. Her recent focuses on access to publicly funded family planning during the COIVD-19 pandemic and economic factors shaping fertility trends in the United States.
Contributions
We Must Secure the Right to Contraception
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Publications
Shows unsatisfied contraceptive preferences due to cost among women in the United States. Mentions one in five women of reproductive age who are not seeking to become pregnant are not using their desired method of contraception due to cost. Discusses rates of unsatisfied preferences are higher among younger women, women with low incomes, and women of color.
Explains short-acting hormonal contraceptive continuation among low-income postpartum women in Texas. Mentions discontinuation rates of the pill, patch, ring, or injectable contraception are high among postpartum Texans who had their delivery covered by public insurance. Discusses how many switch to using less-effective methods of contraception, despite preferring methods at least as effective.