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“It was classed as a nonemergency”: Women's experiences of kidney disease and preconception decision-making, family planning, and parenting in the United Kingdom during COVID-19 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Leah Mc Laughlin, Jane Noyes, Barbara Neukirchinger, Denitza Williams, Rhiannon Phillips, Sian Griffin
To investigate the experiences of women with kidney disease, residing in the United Kingdom (UK), living through the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic with specific focus on preconception decision-making, family planning, and parenting.
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Application of the unified theory of behavior to strengthen sexual health discussions between providers and young patients in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Yzette Lanier, Dennis Rivera-Cash, Claudine Lavarin, Alena Goldstein, Luke Cantu, Baomi Phung, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Madeline Sutton
Sexual health discussions between healthcare providers and adolescent and young adult patients are an important strategy for addressing and improving sexual health. However, healthcare providers often do not engage in comprehensive sexual health discussions with young patients during routine clinical visits.
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Exploring provider preference and provision of abortion methods and stigma: Secondary analysis of a United Kingdom provider survey Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Katy Footman, Suzanna Bright, Jayne Kavanagh, Emma Parnham, Louise Bury, Lesley Hoggart
Method choice is an important component of quality abortion care and qualitative research suggests that abortion stigma can influence provider preference and provision of abortion methods. This study is the first to explore the relationships between abortion providers' method preferences, their provision of medication or instrumentation abortion or both methods, and abortion stigma.
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A prospective study of sexual risk patterns associated with delinquency and justice involvement among child welfare system-involved male adolescents in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Nickholas Grant, Gabriel J. Merrin, Keisha April, Ayana April-Sandars, Ishita Arora, Derrick Gordon
Early sexual activity and teen pregnancy are known risk factors for delinquency and justice involvement among male adolescents. However, less is known about these patterns among child welfare system (CWS)-involved boys who face significant social barriers and past/current traumatic experiences.
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Abortion needs expressed on Reddit after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Jennifer Neda John, Zelly C. Martin
Women, transgender men, and gender non-binary individuals facing unwanted pregnancy use online resources for abortion information. We sought to determine the informational and emotional needs that those seeking abortion information on Reddit expressed immediately following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Dobbs) decision in the United States. Furthermore, we aimed to understand how
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Sexual health variation among gang-involved youth in Washington state: Social ecological implications for research and practice Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Asia S. Bishop, Paula S. Nurius, Sarah C. Walker, Monica L. Oxford
Gang-involved youth experience greater disparities in sexual health compared to non-gang-involved youth. Yet, little is known about how and why sexual behaviors vary within the youth gang population. Developing relevant and effective service approaches requires an understanding of this variation and the environmental factors that influence patterns of sexual health risk.
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Abortion-related crowdfunding post-Dobbs Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Jeremy Snyder, Ashmita Grewal
Previous research on abortion-related crowdfunding campaigns found that they are impacted by stigma around abortion and rarely successful. This paper analyzes crowdfunding activity in the US following a leak of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs. V. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a time period that saw increased financial support of abortion access funds. Crowdfunding campaigns that included
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“The future is unstable”: Exploring changing fertility intentions in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Alyce Raybould, Monika Mynarska, Rebecca Sear
To understand whether reproductive decision-making among United Kingdom (UK) respondents had changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and, if so, why COVID-19 had led them to change their intentions.
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Gender-affirming hysterectomy in the United States: A comparative outcomes analysis and potential implications for uterine transplantation Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Nicolette V. Siringo, Daniel Boczar, Zoe P. Berman, Bachar F. Chaya, Laura Kimberly, Ricardo Rodriguez Colon, Jorge Trilles, Hilliard Brydges, Eduardo D. Rodriguez
Hysterectomy is a gynecological procedure sometimes performed as part of the gender-affirming process for transgender and gender-expansive patients assigned female at birth. Our goal was to compare surgical outcomes between patients undergoing gender-affirming hysterectomy and patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign menstrual disorders. We then explored the implications of gender-affirming hysterectomy
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Women's experiences with solitary childbirth support in Ohio during COVID-19: Results from a qualitative study Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Anna Claire Church
Women, transgender men, and gender non-binary individuals who gave birth during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced strict visitor restrictions that significantly disrupted their support networks. This study sought to examine women's perceptions and experiences of solitary support, particularly from male partners, during labor and delivery.
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The status of person-centered contraceptive care in the United States: Results from a nationally representative sample Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Erin Wingo, Shashi Sarnaik, Martha Michel, Danielle Hessler, Brittni Frederiksen, Megan L. Kavanaugh, Christine Dehlendorf
The Person-Centered Contraceptive Care measure (PCCC) evaluates patient experience of contraceptive counseling, a construct not represented within United States surveillance metrics of contraceptive care. We explore use of PCCC in a national probability sample and examine predictors of person-centered contraceptive care.
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Explaining sex discrepancies in sterilization rates in the United States: An evidence-informed commentary Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 K. Olivia Mock, Anne Moyer, Marci Lobel
With abortion no longer deemed a constitutional right in the United States (US), the importance of effective contraceptive methods cannot be overstated. Both male sterilization (vasectomy) and female sterilization (tubal ligation) have the lowest failure rates of available means of contraception. Despite the less invasive and reversible nature of vasectomy compared to tubal ligation procedures and
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COVID-19 and abortion in the Ohio River Valley: A case study of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-08-12 Mikaela H. Smith, Molly Broscoe, Payal Chakraborty, Jessie Hill, Robert Hood, Michelle McGowan, Danielle Bessett, Alison H. Norris
During early stages of COVID-19 in the United States, government representatives in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia restricted or threatened to restrict abortion care under elective surgery bans. We examined how abortion utilization changed in these states.
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Development of a clinical questionnaire to support contraception decisions in an adolescent reproductive health clinic in Colorado Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Andrea J. Hoopes, Aletha Y. Akers, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Sarah Cain, Julie Maslowsky, Jeanelle Sheeder
Adolescents need support to make informed decisions about contraception. Few clinical questionnaires exist to help adolescents and their healthcare providers align contraception decisions with patient needs and preferences.
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“I want…to serve those communities…[but] my price tag is…not what they can afford”: The community-engaged Georgia doula study Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Elizabeth A. Mosley, Alyssa Lindsey, Daria Turner, Priya Shah, Ayeesha Sayyad, Amber Mack, Ky Lindberg
In Georgia, maternal mortality is relatively high, and Black women are three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women. Doulas can improve perinatal health and reduce disparities, but doula accessibility in Georgia is unclear.
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Abortion assistance fund staff and volunteers as patient navigators following an abortion ban in Texas Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Kari White, Ophra Leyser-Whalen, Brooke Whitfield, Asha Dane'el, Alexis Andrea, Anna Rupani, Bhavik Kumar, Ghazaleh Moayedi
Abortion assistance funds constitute an important part of the healthcare safety net by covering some of abortion patients' out-of-pocket costs. Few studies have examined the other ways abortion assistance fund staff and volunteers support callers who need help obtaining care.
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Seeking support for abortion care from national hotlines in Canada: Caller characteristics and call outcomes, 2019–2021 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Carly Demont, Jill Doctoroff, Britt Neron, Angel M. Foster
Both the National Abortion Federation Canada and Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights operate national toll-free hotlines that provide information, financial support, and travel assistance to abortion seekers. We aimed to characterize callers to both hotlines before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Perceptions of abortion access across the United States prior to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision: Results from a national survey Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Brandon L. Crawford, Megan K. Simmons, Ronna C. Turner, Wen-Juo Lo, Kristen N. Jozkowski
Abortion is common in the United States (US), although access is becoming more difficult for some. In addition to restrictive policies that ban most abortion, limit the number of providers and increase costs, barriers to access also include less supportive cultural climates and stigma related to abortion. Prior to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision of the United States Supreme Court, research
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A partner-specific critique of mistimed and unwanted fertility: Results from an analysis of the 2017–2019 United States National Survey of Family Growth Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Sara Yeatman, Christie Sennott
Despite substantial critiques of retrospective measures of fertility intentions, researchers widely use the metrics of unwanted and mistimed pregnancies as tools for monitoring patterns and trends in reproductive health. However, in focusing exclusively on the timing and numeric elements of fertility these constructs ignore partner-specific desires, which may lead to considerable measurement error
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Mifepristone use for early pregnancy loss: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators among OB/GYNS in Massachusetts, USA Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Sara Neill, Mugdha Mokashi, Alisa Goldberg, Jennifer Fortin, Elizabeth Janiak
Early pregnancy loss (EPL) affects 1 million patients in the United States (US) annually, but integration of mifepristone into EPL care may be complicated by regulatory barriers, practice-related factors, and abortion stigma.
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“I mean, I didn't really have a choice of anything:” How incarceration influences abortion decision-making and precludes access in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Carolyn B. Sufrin, Ashley Devon-Williamston, Lauren Beal, Crystal M. Hayes, Camille Kramer
To understand how the punitive, rights-limiting, and racially stratified environment of incarceration in the United States (US) shapes the abortion desires, access, and pregnancy experiences of pregnant women, transgender men, and gender non-binary individuals.
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“She should support me, she's my doctor:” Patient perceptions of agency in contraceptive decision-making in the clinical encounter in Northern California Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Lavanya Rao, Corinne H. Rocca, Isabel Muñoz, Brittany D. Chambers, Sangita Devaskar, Ifeyinwa V. Asiodu, Lisa Stern, Maya Blum, Alison B. Comfort, Cynthia C. Harper
Agency in contraceptive decision-making is an essential aspect of reproductive autonomy. We conducted qualitative research to investigate what agency means to patients seeking contraceptive care to inform the development of a validated measure of this construct.
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“I'm going to be forced to have a baby”: A study of COVID-19 abortion experiences on Reddit Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Laura Jacques, Taryn Valley, Shimin Zhao, Madison Lands, Natalie Rivera, Jenny A. Higgins
The initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic affected abortion care in the United States (US) in myriad ways. While research has documented systems-level pandemic-related impacts on abortion access and care delivery little information exists about the experiences of abortion seekers during this period. We sought to document the effects of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions US abortion seekers by analyzing
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Experiences of progestin-only pill users in the United States and attitudes toward over-the-counter access Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Carmela Zuniga, Hannah Forsberg, Kate Grindlay
Removing the prescription requirement and making oral contraceptive pills available over the counter (OTC) could increase contraceptive access in the United States. Despite current efforts to make a progestin-only pill (POP) available OTC, there are no qualitative data exploring the experiences of POP users and their perspectives on making POPs available OTC.
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Characteristics of abortion patients in protected and restricted states accessing clinic-based care 12 months prior to the elimination of the federal constitutional right to abortion in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Rachel K. Jones, Doris W. Chiu
As a result of the June 2022 decision of the United States (US) Supreme Court, as many as 24 states have, or are expected to, ban or severely restrict abortion. We provide baseline information about abortion patients living in different state environments prior to this decision.
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Pregnancy intentions' relationship with infant, pregnancy, maternal, and early childhood outcomes: Evidence from births in Alaska, Missouri, and Oklahoma Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Erica Hobby, Nicholas D. E. Mark, Alison Gemmill, Sarah K. Cowan
Much of reproductive health care policy in the United States focuses on enabling women to have intended pregnancies. Investigating whether the association between pregnancy intention and adverse outcomes for mothers and children in the immediate and longer term is due to intention or a mother's demographics provides valuable context for policy makers aiming to improve maternal and child outcomes.
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Sexual and reproductive health services for autistic young people in the United States: A conceptual model of utilization Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Laura Graham Holmes, Kristy Anderson, Greg S. Sieber, Paul T. Shattuck
Sexual and reproductive health services promote the ability of people to have safe, satisfying, non-coercive sexual experiences and make informed decisions about pregnancy. Stakeholder input is needed to understand barriers or facilitators to service access for autistic people, who report unmet needs.
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An exploratory study of COVID-19-related changes in abortion service availability and use in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Suzanne O. Bell, Blair O. Berger, Carolyn Sufrin, Jessica L. Dozier, Anne E. Burke
This exploratory study aimed to assess COVID-19-related changes in abortion service availability and use in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
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Safety and effectiveness of self-managed abortion using misoprostol alone acquired from an online telemedicine service in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Dana M. Johnson, Mira Michels-Gualtieri, Rebecca Gomperts, Abigail R. A. Aiken
To evaluate self-reported outcomes and serious adverse events following self-managed medication abortion using misoprostol alone provided from an online service.
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Characterizing physician concerns with publicly supporting abortion at Wisconsin's largest medical school Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Abigail S. Cutler, Laura T. Swan, Madison Lands, Nicholas B. Schmuhl, Jenny A. Higgins
To examine factors associated with physicians' level of concern and perceived consequences of publicly supporting abortion at Wisconsin's largest and only publicly funded medical school.
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Randomized experimental testing of new survey approaches to improve abortion reporting in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-12-13 Laura D. Lindberg, Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Jennifer Mueller, Alicia VandeVusse
Abortions are substantially underreported in surveys due to social stigma, compromising the study of abortion, pregnancy, fertility, and related demographic and health outcomes.
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Intimate relationships after receiving versus being denied an abortion: A 5-year prospective study in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Ushma D. Upadhyay, Diana Greene Foster, Heather Gould, M. Antonia Biggs
When an individual seeking an abortion cannot obtain one, carrying that pregnancy to term may affect both her relationship with the man involved in the pregnancy and her prospects for new intimate relationships. We aimed to assess the impact of receiving versus being denied a wanted abortion on women's intimate relationships, up to 5 years after seeking an abortion in the United States.
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Abortion incidence and service availability in the United States, 2020 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-11-20 Rachel K. Jones, Marielle Kirstein, Jesse Philbin
This study provides a baseline assessment of abortion incidence and service delivery prior to Roe v. Wade being overturned.
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Disruptions and opportunities in sexual and reproductive health care: How COVID-19 impacted service provision in three US states Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Alicia VandeVusse, Philicia W. Castillo, Marielle Kirstein, Jennifer Mueller, Megan Kavanaugh
The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly disrupted the provision of sexual and reproductive health care in the United States.
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Pilot label comprehension study for an over-the-counter combined oral contraceptive pill in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Kate Grindlay, Katherine Key, Russell D. Bradford, Chiara Amato, Kelly Blanchard, Daniel Grossman
A growing body of evidence supports over-the-counter access to oral contraceptives in the United States. An important consideration for over-the-counter approval is consumers' ability to understand key package label messages related to safety and effectiveness without clinician involvement. We developed a prototype over-the-counter Drug Facts Label for a combined oral contraceptive pill and conducted
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Factors associated with never-use of long-acting reversible contraception among adult reproductive-aged women in Ohio Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-11-06 Payal Chakraborty, Shibani Chettri, Maria F. Gallo, Mikaela H. Smith, Robert B. Hood, Danielle Bessett, John B. Casterline, Alison H. Norris, Abigail Norris Turner
The number of women using long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)—intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants—is increasing and 14% of contraceptive users in the United States adopt LARC. We examined correlates of LARC never-use in a population-based survey of reproductive-aged women in Ohio.
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Service delivery at Title X sites in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-11-06 Kristen Lagasse Burke, Gracia Sierra, Klaira Lerma, Kari White
The important role of Title X sites in supporting publicly funded reproductive healthcare was elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many people experienced economic uncertainty and changed their fertility preferences. In this study, we assessed changes in service delivery during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic at Title X-supported sites in Texas, a large state with a high uninsured rate
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Catalyst for change: Lessons learned from overcoming barriers to providing safe abortion care in Médecins Sans Frontières projects Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-10-23 Manisha Kumar, Catrin Schulte-Hillen, Eva De Plecker, Ann Van Haver, Sonia Guinovart Marques, Maura Daly, Hilde Vochten, Lisa Merzaghi, Brice de le Vingne, Jean François Saint-Sauveur
Despite instituting a policy in 2004, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continuously struggled to routinely provide safe abortion care (SAC). In 2016, the organization launched an initiative aimed at increasing availability of SAC in MSF projects and increasing understanding of abortion-related dynamics in humanitarian settings.
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Identifying accurate pro-choice and pro-life identity labels in Spanish: Social media insights and implications for comparative survey research Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Danny Valdez, Kristen N. Jozkowski, María S. Montenegro, Brandon L. Crawford, Frederica Jackson
Although debate remains about the saliency and relevance of pro-choice and pro-life labels (as abortion belief indicators), they have been consistently used for decades to broadly designate abortion identity. However, clear labels are less apparent in other languages (e.g., Spanish). Social media, as an exploratory data science tool, can be leveraged to identify the presence and popularity of online
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Person-centered, high-quality care from a distance: A qualitative study of patient experiences of TelAbortion, a model for direct-to-patient medication abortion by mail in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Courtney Kerestes, Rebecca Delafield, Jennifer Elia, Tara Shochet, Bliss Kaneshiro, Reni Soon
Direct-to-patient telemedicine abortion allows people to receive mifepristone and misoprostol for medication abortion in their home without requiring an in-person visit with a healthcare provider. This method has high efficacy and safety, but less is known about the person-centered quality of care provided with telemedicine.
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Ranges of pregnancy preferences and contraceptive use: Results from a population-based survey in the southeast United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Corinne H. Rocca, Michael G. Smith, Nathan L. Hale, Amal J. Khoury
Understanding how pregnancy preferences shape contraceptive use is essential for guiding contraceptive interventions and policies that center individuals' preferences and desires. Lack of rigorous measurement of pregnancy preferences, particularly on the population level, has been a methodologic challenge.
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“This has definitely opened the doors”: Provider perceptions of patient experiences with telemedicine for contraception in Illinois Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Bonnie Song, Angel Boulware, Zarina Jaffer Wong, Iris Huang, Amy K. Whitaker, Lee Hasselbacher, Debra Stulberg
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the provision of contraception through telemedicine. This qualitative study describes provider perceptions of how telemedicine provision of contraception has impacted patient care.
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Provision of fertility services to women in same-sex relationships at Catholic and non-Catholic clinics in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Lara Elizabeth Stein, Kara N. Goldman, Sarah Takimoto, Barbara Neshek, Maryam Guiahi
This study addressed deficient information on the provision of infertility care in obstetrics and gynecology clinics. We additionally evaluated the availability of these services based on clinic affiliations or stated sexual orientation.
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Engaging hard-to-reach men-who-have-sex-with-men with sexual health screening: Qualitative interviews in an Australian sex-on-premises-venue and sexual health service Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Catriona Ooi, David A. Lewis, Christy E. Newman
Compared with the general population in Australia, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) have higher rates of HIV and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Despite widespread advice to test regularly, a minority of these men remain “hard to reach.” We undertook qualitative interviews with a group of such men in Sydney to better understand their views and experiences in relation to sexual health screening
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“This work that we're doing is bigger than ourselves”: A qualitative study with community-based birth doulas in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Paula M. Kett, Marieke S. van Eijk, Grace A. Guenther, Susan M. Skillman
Community-based birth doulas support pregnant women, transgender men, and gender non-binary individuals during the perinatal period and provide essential services and expertise that address health inequities, often taking on additional roles to fill systemic gaps in perinatal care in the United States (US). Despite the benefits that community-based birth doulas provide, there is little research exploring
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COVID-19 impacts on abortion care-seeking experiences in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia regions of the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-07-05 Jessica L. Dozier, Carolyn Sufrin, Blair O. Berger, Anne E. Burke, Suzanne O. Bell
Many people wanted to avoid or delay childbearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to examine the extent COVID-19 influenced abortion care-seeking in a region that did not enact policy restricting abortion due to the pandemic, has high service availability, and few abortion-restrictive policies.
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The frequency of pregnancy recognition across the gestational spectrum and its consequences in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Katie Watson, Cara Angelotta
INTRODUCTION People recognize they are pregnant at gestational ages ranging from implantation to delivery, yet there is no comprehensive study that identifies the prevalence of pregnancy recognition at different points across this spectrum in the United States. To help clinicians, policymakers, researchers, educators, and public health advocates understand what is known about the spectrum of pregnancy
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Who are the women who relinquish infants for adoption? Domestic adoption and contemporary birth motherhood in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Gretchen Sisson
The social context of pregnancy decision-making has changed in recent decades in the United States (US), but little research has examined how these changes manifest in the context of infant adoption.
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How Ohio's proposed abortion bans would impact travel distance to access abortion care Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Payal Chakraborty, Stef Murawsky, Mikaela H. Smith, Michelle L. McGowan, Alison H. Norris, Danielle Bessett
Since March 2021, the Ohio legislature has been actively considering laws that would ban abortion if the United States Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationally in 1973.
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Is third-trimester abortion exceptional? Two pathways to abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-04-10 Katrina Kimport
In the United States, third-trimester abortions are substantially more expensive, difficult to obtain, and stigmatized than first-trimester abortions. However, the circumstances that lead to someone needing a third-trimester abortion may have overlaps with the pathways to abortion at other gestations.
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Feasibility study of a health coaching intervention to improve contraceptive continuation in adolescent and young adult women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-03-24 Aletha Y. Akers, Ava Skolnik, Gabrielle DiFiore, Jennifer Harding, C. Alix Timko
Few interventions to improve contraceptive continuation are tailored to meet the developmental needs of young women under age 25 years. The Health Coaching for Contraceptive Continuation (HC3) intervention was designed to address this gap. In this special report, we describe the rationale for using health coaching, conceptual framework, intervention processes, and findings from a single-arm feasibility
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Sex, poverty, and public health: Connections between sexual wellbeing and economic resources among US reproductive health clients Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-02-27 Jenny A. Higgins, Renee Kramer, Leigh Senderowicz, Bethany Everett, David K. Turok, Jessica N. Sanders
To document associations between socioeconomics and indicators of sexual wellbeing.
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Delivery at Catholic hospitals and postpartum contraception use, five US states, 2015–2018 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-02-13 Michelle C. Menegay, Rebecca Andridge, Katherine Rivlin, Maria F. Gallo
To evaluate whether the prevalence of postpartum contraceptive use was lower among people who delivered at a Catholic hospital compared to a non-Catholic hospital.
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Desire, acceptability, and expected resolution: A latent class analysis of current pregnancy orientation in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2022-02-13 Jennet Arcara, Lauren Caton, Anu Manchikanti Gómez
Scant research has examined latent and contextual dimensions of pregnancy intentions, conventionally classifying unintended pregnancies as mistimed (wanted later) or unwanted (not wanted at all). Being at risk of mistimed pregnancy likely encompasses a broad spectrum of emotions and expectations regarding pregnancy and merits further exploration.
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Prime-time abortion on Grey's Anatomy: What do US viewers learn from fictional portrayals of abortion on television? Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Gretchen Sisson, Nathan Walter, Stephanie Herold, John J. Brooks
Entertainment television can impact viewers' knowledge, attitudes, and reproductive health behaviors, yet little research has examined the impact of scripted abortion plotlines on viewers' abortion knowledge or social supportiveness for those having abortions. We examined the impact of an abortion storyline from Grey's Anatomy on US-based viewers.
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COVID-19, health care, and abortion exceptionalism in the United States Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2021-08-26 Carole Joffe, Rosalyn Schroeder
Few qualitative findings have been published that explore and identify the challenges experienced by independent abortion providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (US). In this paper, we explore these themes while expanding the concept of “abortion exceptionalism” beyond its original legal meaning to address the impact of abortion stigma.
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IN THIS ISSUE Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2021-01-25
In the final issue of 2020, Perspectives offers six research articles that examine topics ranging from abortion access and care to the link between parent connectedness and sexual health among transgender and gender‐diverse youth. However, the issue kicks off with a triad of commentaries that examine several critical areas of maternal health and equity: the importance of addressing the COVID‐related
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Community‐Based Doulas and COVID‐19: Addressing Structural and Institutional Barriers to Maternal Health Equity Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 S. Michelle Ogunwole, Wendy L. Bennett, Andrea N. Williams, Kelly M. Bower
The Black–White racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes are among the largest disparities seen in traditional perinatal health measures.1, 2 Black pregnant and postpartum people** We use “people” as a gender‐inclusive term to refer to individuals with the capacity for pregnancy and childbirth, and use “woman,” “women,” “mother” and “maternal” when reporting the results of studies
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COVID‐19 and Independent Abortion Providers: Findings from a Rapid‐Response Survey Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Sarah C.M. Roberts, Rosalyn Schroeder, Carole Joffe
The ways in which the COVID‐19 pandemic has affected abortion providers and abortion care, and the strategies clinics are adopting to navigate the pandemic, have not been well documented.
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Distance to an Abortion Provider and Its Association with the Abortion Rate: A Multistate Longitudinal Analysis Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (IF 5.706) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Benjamin P. Brown, Luciana E. Hebert, Melissa Gilliam, Robert Kaestner
Although one in four U.S. women has an abortion in her lifetime, barriers to abortion persist, including distance to care. This study evaluates the association between distance to care and the abortion rate, adjusting for abortion demand.