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There is a need to better understand whether common definitions of affordability that solely relate to cost or to insurance status capture the reality of individuals\u2019 lived experiences. We sought to better understand how individuals with low incomes and the capacity for pregnancy conceptualized one domain of contraceptive access\u2013affordability --in terms of health system and individual access and how both shaped contraceptive care-seeking in the US South.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Between January 2019 to February 2020, we conducted twenty-five life-history interviews with low-income individuals who may become pregnant living in suburban counties in Georgia, USA. Interviews covered the ways individual and health system access factors influenced care-seeking for family planning over the life course. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach to identify experiences associated with individual and health system access.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Affordability was identified as a major determinant of access, one tied to unique combinations of individual factors (e.g., financial status) and health system characteristics (e.g., cost of methods) that fluctuated over time. Navigating the process to attain affordable care was unpredictable and had important implications for care-seeking. A \u201cpoor fit\u201d between individual and health system factors could lead to inequities in access and gaps in, or non-use of contraception. Participants also reported high levels of shame and stigma associated with being uninsured or on publicly funded insurance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Affordability is one domain of contraceptive access that is shaped by the interplay between individual factors and health system characteristics as well as by larger structural factors such as health and economic policies that influence both. Assessments of the affordability of contraceptive care must account for the dynamic interplay among multilevel influences. Despite the expansion of contraceptive coverage through the Affordable Care Act, low-income individuals still struggle with affordability and disparities persist.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-024-11133-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,7]],"date-time":"2024-06-07T03:02:06Z","timestamp":1717729326000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["\u201cI probably have access, but I can\u2019t afford it\u201d: expanding definitions of affordability in access to contraceptive services among people with low income in Georgia, USA"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Anna","family":"Newton-Levinson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kelsey","family":"Griffin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarah C-","family":"Blake","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Swartzendruber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Kramer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica M-","family":"Sales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"11133_CR1","volume-title":"Reproductive Justice: an introduction","author":"LJ Ross","year":"2017","unstructured":"Ross LJ, Solinger R. 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