Enhancing Adolescent Reproductive Health Services: Assessment of Health Care Practices in Holyoke and Springfield, MA Engaged in the Youth First Initiative

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 495-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazmim S. Bhuiya ◽  
Jacqueline Crowley ◽  
Erica Fletcher ◽  
Sarah Perez McAdoo ◽  
Dawn Middleton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Adolescent Reproductive Health ◽  
Care Practices

Needs assessment for gender sensitive reproductive health services for adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Rahmanian ◽  
Soheila Nazarpour ◽  
Masoumeh Simbar ◽  
Ali Ramezankhani ◽  
Farid Zayeri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
Care Services

AbstractBackgroundA dimension of reproductive health services that should be gender sensitive is reproductive health services for adolescents.ObjectiveThis study aims to assess needs for gender sensitive reproductive health care services for adolescents.MethodsThis was a descriptive cross-sectional study on 341 of health care providers for adolescents in health centers and hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran in 2016. The subjects of the study were recruited using a convenience sampling method. The tools for data collection were: (1) a demographic information questionnaire and; (2) a valid and reliable questionnaire to Assess the Needs of Gender-Sensitive Adolescents Reproductive Health Care Services (ANQ-GSARHS) including three sections; process, structure and policy making for the services. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.ResultsThree hundred and forty-one health providers with an average working experience of 8.77 ± 5.39 [mean ± standard deviation (SD)] years participated in the study. The results demonstrated the highest scores for educational needs (92.96% ± 11.49%), supportive policies (92.71% ± 11.70%) and then care needs (92.37% ± 14.34%) of the services.ConclusionsProviding gender sensitive reproductive health care services for adolescents needs to be reformed as regards processes, structure and policies of the services. However, the gender appropriate educational and care needs as well as supportive policies are the priorities for reform of the services.

scholarly journals Health care of sexual and gender minorities: an integrative literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jedison Feliciano Silva ◽  
Gabriela Maria Cavalcanti Costa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Population Group ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
And Gender

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe health care practices aimed at lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transvestites, and transsexuals. Methods: an integrative literature review based on systematic steps, in MEDLINE, LILACS AND SciELO databases and/or electronic libraries. It was held from September to November 2018, with articles published between 2012 and 2017, available in full in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, addressing health care to that population group. Results: fourteen articles were included. Most of the articles were about the trajectory of individuals within health services and showed limitations and obstacles in the use of these services. Final Considerations: there is evidence that factors related to organization of services, attitude of professionals, stigma, and discrimination experienced undermine health care practices. Therefore, it is essential to carry out educational activities in health services and educational institutions.

Correlates of Receiving Reproductive Health Care Services Among U.S. Men Aged 15 to 44 Years

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina J. Chabot ◽  
Carrie Lewis ◽  
Heike Thiel de Bocanegra ◽  
Philip Darney
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Physical Exam ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
To Receive

Men have a significant role in reproductive health decision making and behavior, including family planning and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).Yet studies on reproductive health care of men are scarce. The National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2008 provided data that allowed assessment of the predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with men’s receipt of reproductive health services in the United States. Although more than half (54%) of U.S. men received at least one health care service in the 12 months prior to the survey, far fewer had received birth control counseling/methods, including condoms (12%) and STD/HIV testing/STD treatment (12%). Men with publicly funded health insurance and men who received physical exam were more likely to receive reproductive health services when compared with men with private health insurance and men who did not receive a physical exam. Men who reported religion was somewhat important were significantly more likely to receive birth control counseling/ methods than men who stated religion was very important. The pseudo- R2 (54%), a measure of model fit improvement, suggested that enabling factors accounted for the strongest association with receiving either birth control counseling/ methods or STD/HIV testing/STD treatment.

scholarly journals Experiences of health care providers with integrated HIV and reproductive health services in Kenya: a qualitative study

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Mutemwa ◽  
Susannah Mayhew ◽  
Manuela Colombini ◽  
Joanna Busza ◽  
Jackline Kivunaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Reproductive Health Services
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