Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · May 2022
Prevalence and Correlates of Violence Experienced by Trans Women.
Objectives: To measure the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner, physical, and sexual violence experienced by trans women. Materials and Methods: A National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) Study of 201 trans women was conducted in San Francisco from July 2019 to February 2020 using respondent-driven sampling. Prevalence ratio tests were used to test differences in the prevalence of violence by demographic characteristics including housing status. ⋯ Younger age, being misgendered, and substance use were also associated with experiences of violence. Conclusions: Trans women face dual crises in housing and violence. Affordable, subsidized, and safe housing has the potential to reduce the exposure and vulnerability to violence faced by trans women.
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Journal of women's health · May 2022
Factors Associated with Unplanned Pregnancy Among Cancer Survivors.
Background: Approximately half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. However, women who are diagnosed with cancer in their reproductive years may be a unique population. This study examines the prevalence of and identifies factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among cancer survivors. ⋯ Conclusion: Cancer survivors and comparison women had similar likelihood of unplanned pregnancy. Rates of unplanned pregnancy after cancer were not higher for cancer survivors compared with comparison women, but 46.4% of survivors with a postcancer pregnancy reported an unplanned pregnancy. Cancer patients may benefit from patient-centered guidelines and counseling before cancer treatment that covers both risks of infertility and risks of unplanned pregnancy.
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Journal of women's health · May 2022
ReviewDoes Journal Content in the Field of Women's Health Represent Women's Burden of Disease? A Review of Publications in 2010 and 2020.
Background: Historically, women's health has focused on reproductive health. However, noncommunicable and communicable diseases comprise much of the burden of disease in women. Methods: A quantitative analysis of the main health content of articles published in six women's health journals (WHJ) and five general medical journals (GMJ) in 2010 and 2020 was conducted to categorize the main medical area topics of published articles and the life stage under study. ⋯ Most articles that focused on a particular life stage were on pregnancy or the reproductive years, with very few articles on menopause. Conclusion: Women's health publishing remains largely focused on reproductive health topics, with few articles on many of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in women. Journals, researchers, funders, and research priority setters should embrace a broader view of women's health to effectively cover content that reflects the broad range of health issues impacting women across the life span.
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Journal of women's health · May 2022
Multicenter StudyTrends in Bacterial Vaginosis Prevalence in a Cohort of U.S. Women with and at Risk for HIV.
Background: Women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often have bacterial vaginosis (BV). The goal of this analysis was to assess how BV prevalence changed over time and across U. S. regions in enrollment cohorts of the Women's Interagency HIV Study. ⋯ Prevalence varied across sites, but was not uniformly increased or decreased in any U. S. region. Clinical Trials.gov identifier: NCT00000797.
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Journal of women's health · May 2022
Factors Associated with Vaginal Lactobacillus Predominance Among African American Women Early in Pregnancy.
Background: Vaginal Lactobacillus is considered protective of some adverse reproductive health outcomes, including preterm birth. However, factors that increase or decrease the likelihood of harboring Lactobacillus in the vaginal microbiome remain largely unknown. In this study, we sought to identify risk and protective factors associated with vaginal Lactobacillus predominance within a cohort of pregnant African American women. ⋯ Lactobacillus iners) predominance (aOR 1.11, 95% CI 0.52-2.38 and aOR 0.56, 95% CI 0.21-1.47, respectively). Conclusions: Living with a partner is conducive to vaginal Lactobacillus predominance. As such, cohabitation may be in important covariate to consider in vaginal microbiome studies.