Contraception-related knowledge, attitude, belief contexts among US women experiencing homelessness: A scoping review.

Autor: Galvin AM; Department of Research, Cizik School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) Houston, Houston, Texas, USA., Garg A; Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA., Akpan IN; Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA., Spence EE; Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA., Thompson EL; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nursing & health sciences [Nurs Health Sci] 2023 Sep; Vol. 25 (3), pp. 290-301. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 02.
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.13039
Abstrakt: Contraception provision may help reduce undesired pregnancies, but women experiencing homelessness may have low health literacy, specific attitudes, and certain beliefs that influence contraception uptake. This scoping review identifies what is known about pregnancy prevention and contraception knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among US women experiencing homelessness. This review examined English articles that measured the context of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to contraceptive use for avoiding pregnancy among US women experiencing homelessness. Using PRISMA-ScR guidelines, articles published before May 2022 were located via PubMed, EBSCOhost, and Embase. The initial search identified 1204 articles, and 10 met the inclusion criteria. There were five quantitative, four qualitative, and one mixed-methods study, published between 2000 and 2022, with samples of 15-764 women ranging from ages 15-51. Contraception knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to pregnancy prevention suggested several knowledge gaps (e.g., contraception efficacy), contraception preferences and past experiences, interpersonal relationship influences, and vulnerability to clinic and shelter-specific barriers. These findings may ultimately inform contraception interventions in partnership with the community of US women who experience homelessness and the health care and social service organizations who serve them.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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