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. 2015 Dec 22;13(1):1. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13010001

Table 1.

Identified social support person and impact on behaviors.

Individual How/Why They Impact Drinking How/Why They Impact Birth Control
Mother Keeps woman focused on other things and supports.
She doesn’t drink/doesn’t like drinking and gets mad.
Reminds her to avoid unplanned pregnancy
Will drive her to appointments.
Older female relatives/female elder Dislikes drinking and worries about woman.
Talks about consequences and keeps her focused.
Reminds her about birth control.
Supports woman no matter what.
Young female relative (sister, cousin) Don’t drink as much or at all (against drinking).
Provide encouragement and confidence to be sober.
Reminds of difficulty of having children.
Go with/remind about birth control appointment.
Boyfriend/male partners He doesn’t drink/don’t buy alcohol for participant.
Positive support and supports alternative activities.
Go with to appointment for support.
Talk about birth control options.