Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-25DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2310050
Susan J Andreae, Thomas Casey, Anna Lindberg, Kecia Doyle, Kristen A Pickett
{"title":"An exploratory study of mothers engaging in physical activity in rural communities.","authors":"Susan J Andreae, Thomas Casey, Anna Lindberg, Kecia Doyle, Kristen A Pickett","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2310050","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2310050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gender gaps in physical activity (PA) exist with women being less active than men. Multiple cultural and psychosocial factors influence women's ability to successfully negotiate barriers to PA and other health promoting behaviors. The goal of this exploratory descriptive study was to better understand the daily experiences of mothers in making health promoting decisions for themselves and their families. Semi-structured interviews (<i>N</i> = 17) were conducted with rural dwelling mothers who were the primary caregivers of children in the home. Participants were asked to share their experiences with PA and other health behaviors, focusing on their motivators, barriers, and facilitators. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic content analysis. Emerging themes focused on 1) feeling internal and external pressures to prioritize family's needs over one's health, 2) family exerting both positive and negative influences on health choices, and 3) living in a rural community often resulting in a lack of opportunities to engage in physical activity and feelings of being isolated from social networks. To close the gender gap in PA, interventions should support mothers in navigating their multiple roles and competing demands while engaging in health promoting behaviors such as physical activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"235-249"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10939792/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139564735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-03-10DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2324497
Márcia Mendonça Carneiro
{"title":"\"Ladies first\": a plea for prioritizing women's inclusion in the research and health care agenda.","authors":"Márcia Mendonça Carneiro","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2324497","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2324497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":"64 3","pages":"195-198"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140094686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-22DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2322130
Derya Kaya Şenol, Semiha Aydin Özkan, Cansu Ağralı
{"title":"The effect of the training provided to primiparous pregnant women based on the model on pregnancy risk perception and health literacy.","authors":"Derya Kaya Şenol, Semiha Aydin Özkan, Cansu Ağralı","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2322130","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2322130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of health education based on the health belief model (HBM) on the perception of risk in pregnancy and health literacy in primiparous pregnant women to maintain and improve their health. The study was carried out with 82 pregnant women who were in the second trimester. The number of samples was calculated using the G-Power program version 3.1.7. The number of samples was found 44 for the education group and 44 for the control group with a confidence interval of 95 percent, a margin of error of 5 percent, a large Cohen d effect size value (0.5), and a power of 80 percent. Randomization was performed using the envelope method to determine the interventional and control groups. The training prepared in line with the SIM was presented to the participants in the education group. 2 sessions per week, a total of 4 times. \"Personal Information Form,\" Health Literacy Scale (HLS), and Perception of Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire (PPRQ) were used as data collection tools. The mean of the risk perception of the pregnant toward the baby posttest score was 9.95 ± 13.30 in the education group, and 23.35 ± 21.41 in the control group (<i>p</i> = .001). The mean health literacy scale posttest score was 103.52 ± 19.77 in the education group and 93.5 ± 19.02 in the control group, and it was found to be statistically significantly higher in the health literacy education group than in the control group (<i>p</i> = .027). This study found that educating pregnant women using the health belief model reduces their risk perception and boosts their degree of health literacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"283-293"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139933108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-03-10DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2320960
Helizabet Salomão Abdalla Ayroza Ribeiro
{"title":"Women in minimally invasive gynecological surgery and endometriosis challenges and overcoming.","authors":"Helizabet Salomão Abdalla Ayroza Ribeiro","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2320960","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2320960","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":"64 3","pages":"199-201"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140094687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-14DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2317272
Charlotte Alviane Gnimpieba Kassep, Dilek Sarpkaya Güder
{"title":"Knowledge, attitudes and practices of contraceptive methods among students in public and private high schools in Cameroon.","authors":"Charlotte Alviane Gnimpieba Kassep, Dilek Sarpkaya Güder","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2317272","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2317272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of contraceptive methods is still a controversial subject in the societies of developing countries. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of contraceptive methods among students, aged 15 to 25 years, in public and private schools in the district of Bonaberi, Douala, Cameroon. This research was modeled on the pattern of descriptive study. The population in this study was composed of students (<i>N</i> = 1649) from the five public and private high schools of Bonaberi, Cameroon. The sample size of this study was 379 students. These data were collected in person by the researcher between 1 and 30, June 2022. The data collection tools are the student information form, the Knowledge and Practices of Contraceptive Methods Questionnaire, and the Contraceptive Attitude Scale (CAS). The data of this study were analyzed using descriptive statistics tests, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Pearson Chi-Square, Kolmogorov-Smirnoff, Student's T-Test, Mann-Whitney Test, and the One-way ANOVA. It was found that almost half (45.91 percent) of students were 19-22 years old, 59.1 percent of them were male, and almost half (49.3 percent) of them were sexually active. Currently, the male condom is the most commonly used and known method of contraception among students. It was determined that students take an average of 3.406 points from the total score of CAS. This result indicated a positive attitude toward contraceptive methods. There were no statistically significant differences in contraceptive attitudes according to gender, religion, or sexual activity. There was a statistically significant difference in contraceptive attitudes according to marital status and age. It is recommended to provide family planning counseling services in these schools in order to increase the use of effective methods and provide students with a reliable source of information on contraceptive methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"274-282"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring social connectedness, isolation, support, and recovery factors among women seeking substance use treatment.","authors":"Rikki Patton, Jessica Chou, Tiffanie Kestner, Erika Feeney","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2308518","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2308518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between social variables, recovery orientation, and recovery capital among a sample of <i>n</i> = 30 women actively seeking substance use disorder treatment at a community-based facility in the Midwest United States. Results indicated a positive association between social connectedness, abstinence recovery orientation (<i>p</i> = .048) and social isolation (<i>p</i> = .010). Social isolation was positively associated with abstinence recovery orientation (<i>p</i> = .004) and negatively related to recovery capital (<i>p</i> = .003). Social support was positively correlated with positive expectancy (<i>p</i> = .030) and recovery capital (<i>p</i> = .033). Further, moderate/high alcohol use was related to lower normal living scores (t(28) = 3.10, <i>p</i> = .004), lower recovery capital scores (t(28) = 4.15, <i>p</i> < .000), and higher social isolation scores (t(28) = -2.53, <i>p</i> = .017). Screening at moderate/high risk for cannabis use was related to lower normal living scores (t(28) = 3.01, <i>p</i> = .005), and lower positive expectancy scores (t(28) = 3.03, <i>p</i> = .005). Finally, screening for moderate/high risk for polysubstance use was related to lower normal living orientation (t(28) = 2.52, <i>p</i> = .018) and recovery capital scores (t(28) = 2.79, <i>p</i> = .009). Current findings may inform strategies for examining social connectedness and social isolation variables in future clinical practice, policy, and scholarship.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"202-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139571521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-31DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2308528
María F Rodríguez-Muñoz, Rosa Marcos-Nájera, Maria Dolores Amezcua, Cristina Soto-Balbuena, Huynh-Nhu Le, Susana Al-Halabí
{"title":"\"Social support and stressful life events: risk factors for antenatal depression in nulliparous and multiparous women\".","authors":"María F Rodríguez-Muñoz, Rosa Marcos-Nájera, Maria Dolores Amezcua, Cristina Soto-Balbuena, Huynh-Nhu Le, Susana Al-Halabí","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2308528","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2308528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nulliparous (pregnant women who are giving birth for the first time) and multiparous (women who have multiple children) may have different concerns, which may be associated with risk of antenatal depression. This study aims to examine the role of social support and stressful life events as risk factors for antenatal depression in nulliparous and multiparous women. The sample included 1,524 pregnant women recruited from an obstetrics setting at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy from two Spanish tertiary-care public hospitals. The sample completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the \"social support\" and \"stressful life events\" subscales of the Postpartum Depression Predictor Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R). Nulliparous women reported a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms (15.6 percent) compared to multiparous mothers (20.1 percent). In both groups, marriage/partner problems (NP: β = 0.178, <i>p</i> < .01 vs MP: β = 0.164, <i>p</i> < .01) and a perceived lack of instrumental support from friends (NP: β = -0.154, <i>p</i> < .01 vs MP: β = -0.154, <i>p</i> < .01) were significant risk factors for antenatal depression. However, nulliparous women have more risk factors such as unemployment (β = 0.096, <i>p</i> < .05), job change (β = 0.127, <i>p</i> < .01), financial problems (β = 0.145, <i>p</i> < .01) and lack of instrumental support from partner (β = -0187, <i>p</i> < .01). For multiparous women, moving (β = 0.080, <i>p</i> < .05) and lack of instrumental support from family (β = -0.151, <i>p</i> < .01) were risk factors. These results suggest the critical need for screening and designing preventive interventions adapted and taking into consideration parity to provide more effective health care during pregnancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"216-223"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139651732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-11DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2310716
Gabriella D Orsini, Jennifer Tarabay, Polly L Hardy-Johnson, Stephanie L Barker, Frances T Greenway
{"title":"The homeless period: a qualitative evidence synthesis.","authors":"Gabriella D Orsini, Jennifer Tarabay, Polly L Hardy-Johnson, Stephanie L Barker, Frances T Greenway","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2310716","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2310716","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women experiencing homelessness are marginalized not only through their housing status but also through their access and ability to manage their menstrual health. Currently, there are no existing published reviews exploring this topic. This study aimed to begin closing that gap, by systematically reviewing the literature examining women's experiences of menstruation whilst being homeless. In June 2020 (and updated in December 2022), we conducted comprehensive and systematic searches of four electronic databases: Medline, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PsychINFO, from which nine studies were found. The findings were thematically analyzed, using the enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research tools (ENTREQ) guidelines. Three themes related to menstrual experiences were found: (1) challenges in the logistics of managing menstruation while homeless, (2) feelings of embarrassment, shame, and dignity linked to maintaining menstrual health, and (3) making do: how people experiencing homelessness manage challenges related to menstruation. We discuss barriers women face in getting necessary products and in accessing private, safe, and clean facilities to manage menstrual health. The study found that women living with homelessness often abandon other basic needs in favor of managing menstruation (i.e. using unsuitable materials, stealing, etc.), which furthers their risk. The findings highlight the need for future research to investigate the experiences of women who are menstruating while being homeless and what support they would find helpful. Results show that it is high time for commissioners and policy-makers to address the provision of menstrual resources as a basic human right.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"250-260"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139724168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-02-07Epub Date: 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2023.2296522
Hongyan Shi, Kejun Xu, Mengna Huang, Meiya Mao, Jilan Ou
{"title":"Regulatory mechanism of GPER in the invasion and migration of ectopic endometrial stromal cells in endometriosis.","authors":"Hongyan Shi, Kejun Xu, Mengna Huang, Meiya Mao, Jilan Ou","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2023.2296522","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2023.2296522","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endometriosis (EMS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of high incidence that causes serious reproductive consequences. High estrogen production is a consistently observed endocrine feature of EMS. The present study aims to probe the molecular mechanism of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER) in the invasion and migration of ectopic endometrial stromal cells (Ect-ESCs) and provides a new rationale for EMS treatment. Eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues were collected from 41 EMS patients, and primary ESCs were separated. GPER, miR-16-5p, and miR-103a-3p levels in cells and tissues were determined by qRT-PCR or Western blot assay. Cell viability, proliferation, invasion, and migration were evaluated by CCK-8, colony formation, and Transwell assays. The upstream miRNAs of GPER were predicted by databases, and dual-luciferase assay was performed to validate the binding of miR-16-5p and miR-103a-3p to GPER 3'UTR. GPER was highly expressed in EMS tissues and Ect-ESCs. Inhibition of GPER mitigated the proliferation, invasion, and migration of Ect-ESCs. GPER was regulated by miR-16-5p and miR-103a-3p. Overexpression of miR-16-5p and miR-103a-3p negatively regulated GPER expression and inhibited the invasion and migration of Ect-ESC. In conclusion, GPER promoted the invasion and migration of Ect-ESCs, which can be reversed by upstream miR-16-5p and miR-103a-3p.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"109-120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139040485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-02-07Epub Date: 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2304891
Sureyya Kılıç, Ruveyde Can, Sema Dereli Yilmaz
{"title":"Spousal support and dyadic adjustment in the early postpartum period.","authors":"Sureyya Kılıç, Ruveyde Can, Sema Dereli Yilmaz","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2304891","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2304891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the study, we aimed to investigate the effects of perceived spousal support and dyadic adjustment on the psychological well-being of women in the early postpartum period. This descriptive and correlational study consisted of 367 women giving birth in the postpartum department between 15th July and 31st October 2022. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Perceived Spousal Support Among Women in Early Postpartum Period (PSSAWEPP), the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS), and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS). The average scores of PSSAWEPP, RDAS, and PWBS in the mothers were found as 61.79 ± 7.73, 54.16 ± 6.28, and 45.87 ± 5.74, respectively. The elevated scores of perceived spousal support (β = 0.234, <i>p</i> < .001) and dyadic adjustment (β = 0.270, <i>p</i> < .001) of women led to a significant increase in the level of psychological well-being. In conclusion, the support received by women from spouses and dyadic adjustment affect the psychological well-being of women in the early postpartum period.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"121-130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139467122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}