Exploring Knowledge, Belief and Experiences in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Immigrant Hispanic Women

Quelopana, Ana M.; Alcalde, Cristina

doi:10.1007/s10903-013-9807-7

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“…61 Mexican immigrant women described IPV experiences as pregnancy coercion, control over the use of contraception, insults and intimidation to leave if she did not become pregnant, and threats to abandon her if she did not deliver a baby of a particular sex. 62 In a quantitative study, when an unintended pregnancy occurred among less acculturated Latinas, it was associated with greater risk of physical IPV during pregnancy (unadjusted OR 2.57; 95% CI: 1.06-6.23). 60 Associations with unexplained menstrual irregularity were strongest among African American women when compared to other groups (i.e., European American, Latina, and other ethnic groups).…”

Section: Mental Healthmentioning

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Intimate Partner Violence and Its Health Impact on Ethnic Minority Women

Stockman

Hayashi

Campbell

2015

Journal of Women's Health

287

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In the United States, intimate partner violence (IPV) against women disproportionately affects ethnic minorities. Further, disparities related to socioeconomic and foreign-born status impact the adverse physical and mental health outcomes as a result of IPV, further exacerbating these health consequences. This article reviews 36 U.S. studies on the physical (e.g., multiple injuries, disordered eating patterns), mental (e.g., depression, post-traumatic stress disorder), and sexual and reproductive health conditions (e.g., HIV/STIs, unintended pregnancy) resulting from IPV victimization among ethnic minority (i.e., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latina, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian American) women, some of whom are immigrants. Most studies either did not have a sufficient sample size of ethnic minority women or did not use adequate statistical techniques to examine differences among different racial/ethnic groups. Few studies focused on Native American/Alaska Native and immigrant ethnic minority women and many of the intra-ethnic group studies have confounded race/ethnicity with income and other social determinants of health. Nonetheless, of the available data, there is evidence of health inequities associated with both minority ethnicity and IPV. To appropriately respond to the health needs of these groups of women, it is necessary to consider social, cultural, structural, and political barriers (e.g., medical mistrust, historical racism and trauma, perceived discrimination, immigration status) to patient-provider communication and help-seeking behaviors related to IPV, which can influence health outcomes. This comprehensive approach will mitigate the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities related to IPV and associated health outcomes and behaviors.

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Section: Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intimate Partner Violence and Its Health Impact on Ethnic Minority Women

Stockman

Hayashi

Campbell

2015

Journal of Women's Health

287

199

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“…Women with a history of experiencing physical violence had a higher risk of the premature rupturing of membranes and low birth weight for their children [12]. In terms of their reproductive health, women victims of IPV are more likely to have unwanted pregnancies and are unable to decide on the use of a contraceptive method [13,14]. They are also less likely to utilize sufficient ANC and did not deliver with the help of SBA [15].…”

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Intimate partner violence and utilization of reproductive and maternal health services in Cambodia

Mai

Phyu

2019

JHR

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore an association between women experience lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) and women decision making with utilization of reproductive and maternal health services in Cambodia. Design/methodology/approach An analysis of secondary data of Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) 2014. The total number of sample size was 1,539 married women who had birth in the last five years prior to the time of interview and completed the domestic violence module in the CDHS 2014 questionnaire. χ² test and binary logistic regression were performed in this study. Findings Results give an evidence that emotional violence had significant impact on receiving sufficient antenatal care (ANC) (OR: 0.7, 95%CI: 0.43–0.86) while physical violence had significant association with deliver with skilled birth attendance (SBA) (OR: 0.5, 95%CI: 0.27–0.79). Further, women’s participation in household decision making played as important factor in enabling women revive sufficient ANC (OR: 1.7, 95%CI: 1.19–2.29), and utilization of modern contraceptive method (OR: 1.5, 95%CI: 1.09–1.97). Originality/value This study provides significant finding on the impact of IPV and women’s decision making on reproductive and maternal health in Cambodia. Result has drawn an attention to policy makers, related ministries and stakeholder to promulgate and effectiveness of policies and program implementation within the country.

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“…Similarly, Alvarez-Nieto and colleagues (2015) noted that contraceptive choices of immigrant women in Spain were strongly affected by the cultural notions and norms in places of origin. Yet Quelopana, and Alcalde (2014) also argued that immigrant women in the United States context gradually adapt to reproductive health norms, including those related to contraceptive choices and practices, in the host society. And Gonzalez et al (2010) did not find evidence of culturally rooted barriers to contraceptive use among recent Latina immigrants in the American Midwest.…”

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Migration, legality, and fertility regulation: Abortion and contraception among migrants and natives in Russia

Agadjanian¹,

Yoo²

2018

DemRes

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BACKGROUND Migrant-vs.-native differentials in reproductive behavior are typically examined through the prism of socioeconomic and cultural constraints that characterize the migration process and experiences. However, the literature seldom factors in migrant legal status because necessary data is rarely available. OBJECTIVE The study seeks to fill this important gap by looking at variations in induced abortion and contraceptive use not only between migrants and nonmigrants but also among migrants of different legal statuses in the Russian Federation. METHODS We use unique survey data collected in urban Russia from Central Asian working migrant women of different legal statuses-regularized vs. irregular-as well as their native counterparts. Binomial and multinomial logistic regressions are fitted to model abortion experience and current contraceptive use and method choice. RESULTS The results point to higher overall use of abortion among natives, but also to significant differences between migrants with regularized and irregular legal statuses. With respect to contraception, while no variation in overall use between migrants and natives or between migrants of different legal statuses is detected, instructive migrant-vs.-native differences in method choice emerge. CONCLUSIONS The findings underscore the importance of migrants' legal status, along with their other characteristics, for a better understanding of their reproductive behavior and for more effective corresponding policies.

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Exploring Knowledge, Belief and Experiences in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Immigrant Hispanic Women

Cited by 25 publications

References 19 publications

Intimate Partner Violence and Its Health Impact on Ethnic Minority Women

Intimate Partner Violence and Its Health Impact on Ethnic Minority Women

Intimate partner violence and utilization of reproductive and maternal health services in Cambodia

Migration, legality, and fertility regulation: Abortion and contraception among migrants and natives in Russia

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