ContraceptionPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110489
Nicole M Mahr, Jill E Brown
{"title":"Contraception and abortion attitudes among military medical students: An exploratory study.","authors":"Nicole M Mahr, Jill E Brown","doi":"10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110489","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate military medical students' attitudes toward contraception and abortion after clerkships.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>We adapted a survey of civilian medical student attitudes for military students. We asked how clerkships changed perspectives and comfort discussing these topics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighty-five (85%) of 100 respondents felt more comfortable discussing contraception and abortion after clerkships. More students changed perspectives on contraception than abortion (29% vs 17%, p = 0.043). Students noted limited exposure to abortion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Clerkships increased comfort discussing contraception and abortion but were unlikely to change their attitudes.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>More exposure to abortion care is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":93955,"journal":{"name":"Contraception","volume":" ","pages":"110489"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140960838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ContraceptionPub Date : 2024-05-14DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110485
May Sudhinaraset, Jessica D Gipson, Michelle Kao Nakphong, Brenda Soun, Patience Afulani, Ushma Upadhyay, Rajita Patil
{"title":"Person-centered abortion care scale: Validation for medication abortion in the United States.","authors":"May Sudhinaraset, Jessica D Gipson, Michelle Kao Nakphong, Brenda Soun, Patience Afulani, Ushma Upadhyay, Rajita Patil","doi":"10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Medication abortions now make up the majority of abortions in the US, with new service delivery models such as telehealth; however, it is unclear how this may impact patient experiences. The objective of the study is to adapt and validate a person-centered abortion care (PCAC) scale for medication abortions that was developed in a global South context (Kenya) for use in the United States.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>This study includes medication abortion patients from a hospital-based clinic who had one of two modes of service delivery: 1) telemedicine with no physical exam or ultrasound; or 2) in-person with clinic-based exams and ultrasounds. We conducted a sequential approach to scale development including: 1) defining constructs and item generation; 2) expert reviews; 3) cognitive interviews (n=12); 4) survey development and online survey data collection (N=182, including 45 telemedicine patients and 137 in-person patients); and 5) psychometric analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exploratory factor analyses identified 29-items for the US-PCAC scale with three subscales: 1) Respect & Dignity (10 items), 2) Responsive & Supportive Care (9 items for the full scale, 1 additional mode-specific item each for in-person and telemedicine), and 3) Communication & Autonomy (10 items for the full scale, 1 additional item for telemedicine). The US-PCAC had high content, construct, and criterion validity. It also had high reliability, with a standardized alpha for the full 29-item US-PCAC scale of 0.95. The US-PCAC score was associated with overall satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found high validity and reliability of a newly-developed person-centered abortion care scale for use in the US. As medication abortion provision expands, this scale can be used in quality improvement efforts.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>This study found high validity and reliability of a newly-developed person-centered care scale for use in the United States for in-person and telemedicine medication abortion.</p>","PeriodicalId":93955,"journal":{"name":"Contraception","volume":" ","pages":"110485"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140961055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ContraceptionPub Date : 2024-05-01DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110493
Luisa Silva, Jessica K. Lee
{"title":"Comparing hospital vs. non-hospital-affiliated clinic adoption of abortion innovations and cash-pay availability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A secondary analysis of a United States nationwide survey.","authors":"Luisa Silva, Jessica K. Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110493","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93955,"journal":{"name":"Contraception","volume":"33 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141057239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ContraceptionPub Date : 2024-05-01DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110486
Paige D. Kendall, Wyanet Bresnitz, Jin Huang, Jeanelle Sheeder, A. Lazorwitz
{"title":"A retrospective analysis of factors associated with deep contraceptive implant removals compared to superficial removals.","authors":"Paige D. Kendall, Wyanet Bresnitz, Jin Huang, Jeanelle Sheeder, A. Lazorwitz","doi":"10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110486","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93955,"journal":{"name":"Contraception","volume":"31 1","pages":"110486"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141023941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ContraceptionPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110326
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
{"title":"Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency.","authors":"Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski","doi":"10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110326","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110326","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93955,"journal":{"name":"Contraception","volume":"130 ","pages":"110326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139076225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ContraceptionPub Date : 2009-03-01DOI: 10.1016/J.CONTRACEPTION.2008.09.013
K. Henderson, Leslie Bernstein
{"title":"Response to the Letter to Editor","authors":"K. Henderson, Leslie Bernstein","doi":"10.1016/J.CONTRACEPTION.2008.09.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CONTRACEPTION.2008.09.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93955,"journal":{"name":"Contraception","volume":"36 1","pages":"240-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83310471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}