Lower Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Women with Frequent Religious Participation, Regardless of Sexual Experience

Hall, Kelli Stidham

doi:10.1089/jwh.2011.3356

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“…Our finding that young women who adhered more closely to their religion’s sexual teachings were more likely to be vaccinated contradicts past research on vaccine intentions (Manhart et al, 2011) and prior findings that more religious young women were less likely to use sexual and reproductive health services (Hall et al, 2012). It is possible that young women in the current study received vaccination as part of primary preventive care and/or through student health, rather than through sexual or reproductive health services.…”

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“…Similarly, parents who attend religious services less frequently have greater intentions to get their children vaccinated than more religious parents (Barnack, Reddy, & Swain, 2010). In addition, young women who attend religious services more frequently are less likely to use sexual and reproductive health services (Hall, Moreau, & Trussell, 2012). However, religiosity is multifaceted, encompassing both public components, such as religious behavior, and private components, such as religious attitudes (King & Boyatzis, 2004).…”

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Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Female University Students

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most frequently occurring sexually transmitted infection in the United States, but only one third of adolescent girls have received the HPV vaccine. Understanding correlates of vaccination behavior among young women has important implications for health care delivery and public service messages targeting HPV vaccination. Female college students (N = 313) completed web-based surveys during their sophomore (second) year of college, Fall, 2008. Surveys included questions about HPV vaccination, demographic factors (ethnicity/race, socioeconomic status [SES]), individual characteristics (romantic relationship status, grade point average, religiosity), and sexual behavior. Lifetime HPV vaccination was reported by 46.5% of participants. Being African-American/Black was associated with a lower likelihood of vaccination. Having a mother with more education, adhering to one’s religion’s teachings about sex-related principles, and having engaged in recent penetrative sex were associated with a higher likelihood of vaccination. Health care providers should consider young women to be an important group for HPV vaccine education and catch-up, particularly for African American/Black young women and young women from lower SES backgrounds. Providing vaccine education and access to young women before they become sexually active is critical.

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“…Unfortunately, our study did not include a robust set of religiosity or perceived norm measures, nor did it include items to assess women's self-described reasons, including the role of religion, for disagreement. Given that the links between political affiliation, religiosity, and women's acceptability of the ACA are likely complex, interrelated with other microand macro-level factors, including sociopolitical and cultural norms, and have potentially important implications for women's health service use, 9,10,34,35 additional research focused on disentangling these relationships is warranted.…”

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Social, Reproductive, and Attitudinal Factors Associated with U.S. Women's Disagreement with the Passage of the Affordable Care Act

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Nadella

Zochowski

et al. 2015

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Notably absent from research and public and policy dialogue on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reproductive health care are women's perspectives and a broader understanding of factors that shape ACA attitudes. We investigated social, reproductive, and attitudinal factors associated with women's disagreement with the passage of the ACA. Methods: Data were drawn from the Women's Health Care Experiences and Preferences Study, our populationbased internet survey of 1,078 randomly sampled United States women ages 18-55 years conducted in September 2013. Items measured ACA attitudes, including disagreement with the ACA's passage. We examined relationships between ACA disagreement, sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics, health service experiences, and reproductive health care and policy attitudes with logistic regression. Results: Among women who had heard of the ACA (n = 888), 35% disagreed with it and 38% did not know how they felt. Black women (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.03-0.55) and women with incomes of >$75k (aOR 0.38, CI 0.17-0.88), Medicare/Medicaid insurance (aOR 0.24, CI 0.10-0.61), and infrequent religious service attendance (aOR 0.57, CI 0.35-0.93) were less likely to disagree with the ACA's passage, compared with their counterparts. Republican party affiliation was the strongest predictor of ACA disagreement (aOR 17.10,. Negative beliefs about the ACA's ability to improve access to preferred care and regarding employers' and the government's roles in reproductive health care were positively associated with ACA disagreement. Conclusions: Many women who could benefit from the ACA disagree with or do not know how they feel about its passage, which may influence participation in ACA benefits and services.

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“…Most studies were conducted among African populations and while some showed that religious affiliation was associated with an increased risk of HIV and a lower uptake of HIV testing (Addis et al, 2013;Hawkes et al, 2013;Mohamed & Mahfouz, 2013), others concluded that strong religious beliefs were unlikely to act as a barrier to accessing HIV testing (Fakoya et al, 2012). More broadly, religiosity has been reported to be negatively associated with use of sexual and reproductive health services (Hall, Moreau, & Trussell, 2012) and with lack of disclosure (Préau, Bouhnik, Roussiau, Lert, & Spire, 2008). LP or PAD was particularly high among SSA migrants.…”

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Frequency and correlates of late presentation for HIV infection in France: older adults are a risk group – results from the ANRS-VESPA2 Study, France

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Dray‐Spira²,

Aubrière³

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AIDS Care

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Correlates of late presentation (LP) for HIV infection in Metropolitan France and French overseas departments (FODs) were assessed among HIV-infected patients recently diagnosed, using data from a large cross-sectional survey, representative of the French HIV-infected population, conducted in 2011. LP was defined as presentation with either clinical AIDS events within the calendar year of diagnosis or CD4 < 350/mm(3) and presentation with advanced disease (PAD) was defined as presentation with either clinical AIDS events or CD4 < 200/mm(3). Correlates of LP/PAD were assessed through logistic modelling, separately in Metropolitan France and FODs. In Metropolitan France, 47.7% of participants were late presenters and 29.3% presented with advanced disease. LP was more frequent among male and female migrants from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA; 58.5% and 56.4%) and non-African heterosexual males (61.8%) than among men who have sex with men (34.8%). In FODs, 53.2% of participants were late presenters and 36.8% presented with an advanced disease. LP was more frequent among men than women (60.6% vs. 45.3%) and among those with a lower level of education (56.6% vs. 47.5%). A consistent positive association was found in adjusted analyses between LP/PAD and increasing age at diagnosis among all subpopulations, in both settings. In Metropolitan France, among men who have sex with men, those self-declaring as bisexual were at higher risk of LP/PAD; among non-African heterosexual males and females, religiosity was associated with increased risk of LP/PAD; and among SSA migrants, those diagnosed within the year following their arrival in France were at higher risk of LP/PAD. Older age at diagnosis is a major risk factor for LP/PAD independently of any other socio-demographic characteristics. Promotion of HIV testing should be renewed to target each subgroup at risk while paying a particular attention to middle-aged or older adults whose attitudes and beliefs towards HIV/AIDS might prevent them from seeking testing.

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Lower Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Women with Frequent Religious Participation, Regardless of Sexual Experience

Abstract: Increasing frequency of current religious service participation was negatively associated with SRH service use among young women, despite sexual experience. Religiously and sexually active young women in the United States may have an unmet need for SRH care.

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Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Female University Students

Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Female University Students

Social, Reproductive, and Attitudinal Factors Associated with U.S. Women's Disagreement with the Passage of the Affordable Care Act

Frequency and correlates of late presentation for HIV infection in France: older adults are a risk group – results from the ANRS-VESPA2 Study, France

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