Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Jul 2010
Examining the diverse perspectives of nurse practitioners regarding obstacles to diaphragm prescription: a latent class analysis.
The diaphragm is receiving renewed attention not only for its dual method potential but also because of improved design. To facilitate method re-introduction, we examined what providers think about this female-controlled barrier contraceptive. ⋯ Emerging statistical modeling approaches that go beyond standard aggregate analyses helped identify three groups of women's health nurse practitioners. By considering their diverse perceptions of potential obstacles to diaphragm use, strategies aimed at changing provider behaviors may be developed to reverse declining prescribing rates and retain the diaphragm as a viable reproductive healthcare option for women.
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Journal of women's health · Jul 2010
Knowledge, preventive action, and barriers to cardiovascular disease prevention by race and ethnicity in women: an American Heart Association national survey.
Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes and risk factors are well documented, but few data have evaluated population differences in CVD knowledge, preventive action, and barriers to prevention. ⋯ Continued initiatives to improve and translate knowledge into preventive action are needed, especially among less educated and Hispanic women who may activate others to reduce risk.
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Journal of women's health · Jun 2010
Providers' perspectives on challenges to contraceptive counseling in primary care settings.
Although three quarters of reproductive-age women see a health provider annually, less than half receive recommended contraceptive counseling services. We sought to explore providers' perspectives on the challenges to contraceptive counseling in primary care clinics to develop strategies to improve counseling services. ⋯ PCPs vary widely in their knowledge, perceived competence, and comfort in providing contraceptive counseling. General efforts to improve integration of contraceptive counseling into primary care services in addition to electronic reminders and efficient delivery of contraceptive information are needed.
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Journal of women's health · Jun 2010
Proceedings from the scientific symposium: Sex differences in cardiovascular disease and implications for therapies.
A consortium of investigator-thought leaders was convened at the Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and produced the following summary points: POINT 1: Important sex differences exist in cardiovascular disease (CVD) that affect disease initiation, diagnosis, and treatment. ⋯ CVD regenerative strategies should be directed at learning to deliver cells that shift the recipient balance from injury toward repair. CVD repair strategies should ideally be tested first in females to have the best chance of success for proof-of-concept.
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Journal of women's health · May 2010
Predictors of women's attitudes toward world health organization framework convention on tobacco control policies in urban China.
In 2005 China ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and committed to implement tobacco control legislation and policies. Wide variation in smoking prevalence between men and women in China and the high exposure of women to secondhand smoke suggest that each component of the FCTC should be analyzed from a gender perspective. This study describes women's attitudes toward and predictors of support for four key FCTC measures in China. ⋯ Urban Chinese women appear to support implementation of key WHO FCTC measures. Predictors of women's attitudes toward the key FCTC measures varied. The formulation process resulting from the tobacco control policy should consider these women-specific predictors in order to facilitate successful implementation of FCTC.