Veterans Health Administration Screening for Military Sexual Trauma May Miss Over Half of Cases Among Midlife Women Veterans
Approximately 1 in 3 women veterans endorse military sexual trauma (MST) during Veterans Health Administration (VHA) screening. Higher rates have been reported in anonymous surveys. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - July 9, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anita S. Hargrave, Shira Maguen, Sabra S. Inslicht, Amy L. Byers, Karen H. Seal, Alison J. Huang, Carolyn J. Gibson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Stigma and Reproductive Health Service Access Among Women in Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
We aimed to examine the role of perceived and direct stigma on access to reproductive health services among women in treatment for substance use disorders in Michigan. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - July 9, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Madelyn McCartin, Lindsay M. Cannon, Roxanne F. Harfmann, Vanessa K. Dalton, Lauren K. MacAfee, Yasamin Kusunoki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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Source: Womens Health Issues - July 1, 2022 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Editorial Board
Women's Health Issues (WHI) is a peer-reviewed, bimonthly, multidisciplinary journal that publishes research and review manuscripts related to women's health care and policy. As the official journal of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, it is dedicated to improving the health and health care of all women throughout the lifespan and in diverse communities. The journal seeks to inform health services researchers, health care and public health professionals, social scientists, policymakers, and others concerned with women's health. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - July 1, 2022 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research
Gynecological Health Complaints Among College Women With Sexual Victimization Histories: Examination of Depression and Anxiety as Potential Mediators
The study's purpose was to examine the relation between sexual victimization history and gynecological health complaints among college women. A further aim was to explore whether anxiety and depression are mediators of this relation, as well as to examine the size of these indirect relations among individuals with different types of victimization histories (childhood sexual abuse, adolescent/adult sexual assault, combined childhood sexual abuse/adolescent/adult sexual assault). (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - July 1, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Heather Littleton, LaNika Wright, Julia C. Dodd, Molly Higgins Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Midwifery in the Time of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study from the Perspectives of Community Midwives
An increasing number of people in the United States are choosing to give birth in a community setting. There is anecdotal evidence that interest in community birth further increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore the needs, barriers, and successes of community midwifery during COVID-19 and how these experiences can inform future efforts to support and sustain community-based midwifery. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 29, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katherine E. Jacobsen, Jodie G. Katon, Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Midwifery in the Time of COVID-19, an Exploratory Study from the Perspectives of Community Midwives
An increasing number of people in the United States are choosing to give birth in a community setting. There is anecdotal evidence that interest in community birth further increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore the needs, barriers, and successes of community midwifery during COVID-19 and how these experiences can inform future efforts to support and sustain community-based midwifery. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 29, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katherine E. Jacobsen, Jodie G. Katon, Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon Source Type: research
The Impact of First-Person Abortion Stories on Community-Level Abortion Stigma: A Randomized Trial
We aimed to assess the impact of first-person abortion stories on community-level abortion stigma. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 28, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Abigail S. Cutler, Lisbet S. Lundsberg, Marney A. White, Nancy L. Stanwood, Aileen M. Gariepy Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Risk at the Intersection of Rurality, Race and Ethnicity, and Medicaid
We examined differences in rates of severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM) among Medicaid-funded compared with privately insured hospital births through specific additive and intersectional risk by rural or urban geography, race and ethnicity, and clinical factors. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 24, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Julia D. Interrante, Mariana S. Tuttle, Lindsay K. Admon, Katy B. Kozhimannil Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Are LARC Users less Likely to Use Condoms? An Analysis of U.S. Women Initiating LARC in 2008 –2018
This study uses population-based data to examine whether condom use is lower, particularly among young women who are at increased STI risk, after initiating LARC versus moderately effective methods. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 21, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mieke C.W. Eeckhaut, Katie Fitzpatrick Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Abortion Knowledge Among Advanced Practice Clinicians in Colorado
Our objective was to quantify abortion law and care knowledge among Colorado advanced practice clinicians. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 20, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kate Coleman-Minahan, Amy Alspaugh Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Exclusion of Reproductive-aged Women in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination and Clinical Trials
We analyzed the exclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding individuals and those capable of pregnancy in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and clinical treatment trials. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 14, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kelly M. Kons, Megan L. Wood, Lindsey C. Peck, Sarah M. Hershberger, Allen R. Kunselman, Christina Stetter, Richard S. Legro, Timothy A. Deimling Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Exclusion of Reproductive-Aged Women in COVID-19 Vaccination and Clinical Trials
We analyzed the exclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding individuals and those capable of pregnancy in COVID-19 vaccine and clinical treatment trials. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 14, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kelly M. Kons, Megan L. Wood, Lindsey C. Peck, Sarah M. Hershberger, Allen R. Kunselman, Christina Stetter, Richard S. Legro, Timothy A. Deimling Source Type: research
Emergency Department Utilization for Substance Use Disorder During Pregnancy and Postpartum in the United States (2006–2016)
We aimed to better understand emergency department (ED) use, admission patterns, and demographics for substance use disorder in pregnancy and postpartum (SUDPP). (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - June 3, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Emma Giuliani, Courtney D. Townsel, Li Jiang, Dayna J. Leplatte-Ogini, Martina T. Caldwell, Erica E. Marsh Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Aggression in Military Members With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Is Associated With Intimate Partner Health-Related Quality of Life
We aimed to examine the relationship between service member/veteran (SMV) aggression and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in their intimate partners. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Source: Womens Health Issues - May 25, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Tracey A. Brickell, Louis M. French, Megan M. Wright, Rael T. Lange Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
