Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2010
ReviewStudying the use of oral contraception: a review of measurement approaches.
Although oral contraception (OC) misuse is presumed to play an important role in unwanted pregnancy, research findings have often been equivocal, perhaps reflecting unaddressed inconsistencies in methodological approaches. ⋯ The lack of a consistent, well-defined measurement of OC use limits our understanding of contraceptive misuse and related negative outcomes. Future research should clarify terminology, develop standardized measures, incorporate multimethod approaches with innovative methods, and publish details of measurement methods.
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2010
Pregnancy and mental health among women veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) may experience significant stress during military service that can have lingering effects. Little is known about mental health problems or treatment among pregnant OEF/OIF women veterans. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of mental health problems among veterans who received pregnancy-related care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system. ⋯ Women OEF/OIF veterans commonly experience mental health problems after military service. The burden of mental health conditions is higher among women with an identified instance of pregnancy than among those without. Because women do not receive pregnancy care at the VHA, however, little is known about ongoing concomitant prenatal and mental healthcare or about pregnancy outcomes among these women veterans.
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2010
Breast cancer in women with human immunodeficiency virus infection: pathological, clinical, and prognostic implications.
AIDS and breast cancer have become two important public health issues for women. Of interest is the prolonged survival of patients diagnosed with HIV infection as a result of the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). With improved survival, we are likely to see more HIV-infected patients with breast cancer. ⋯ These results demonstrate that histological subgroups and 5-year survival appear similar among HIV-positive breast cancer patients.
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2010
Dietary sodium reduction in the United States: its importance for women.
This article highlights sodium intake and risk for cardiovascular disease among women in the U. S. population and reviews selected interventions to promote sodium reduction conducted by CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2010
Feasibility of using maternal cancer screening visits to identify adolescent girls eligible for human papillomavirus vaccination.
Breast or cervical cancer screening visits may present an opportunity to motivate mothers to have their daughters vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). In preparation for a future intervention study, we sought to establish the feasibility of using these visits to identify women with at least one daughter in the appropriate age range for adolescent HPV vaccination. ⋯ Women who undergo breast or cervical cancer screening in the two different demographic groups evaluated have at least one adolescent daughter at the appropriate age for HPV vaccination. An important implication of this finding in adolescent daughters of urban mothers is the potential use of maternal breast or cervical cancer screening encounters to target a potentially undervaccinated group.