A Narrative Engagement Framework to Understand HPV Vaccination Among Latina and Vietnamese Women in a Planned Parenthood Setting.

Disparities in cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination persist among Vietnamese and Latina women. Through a partnership with Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) in Southern California, we conducted in-depth interviews with young adult Latina ( n = 24) and Vietnamese ( n = 24) women, and PPOSBC staff ( n = 2). We purposively sampled vaccinated women to elicit HPV vaccine decision narratives to uncover rich data on motivators, cultural values, and implicit vaccine attitudes.

Primary care physician familiarity with U.S. medical eligibility for contraceptive use.

Background: In May 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) to provide evidence-based guidance on contraceptive safety in US women with medical conditions. The CDC MEC was adapted from similar World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.

Methods: A total of 754 US obstetrician-gynecologists, family physicians, and internists were surveyed at national conferences specific to each specialty between April and September 2011.

Myths and misconceptions about long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).

Purpose: To discuss common myths and misconceptions about long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) among patients and health care providers.

Methods: We address some of these common myths in an effort to provide clinicians with accurate information to discuss options with patients, parents, and referring providers. The list of myths was created through an informal survey of an online listserv of 200 family planning experts and from the experiences of the authors.

Women's information-seeking behavior after receiving contraceptive versus noncontraceptive prescriptions.

Background: Contraceptives are among the most commonly prescribed medications used by women of reproductive age, but little is known about women's information-seeking behavior after receiving prescriptions for medication.

Study Design: All reproductive-age women who visited one of four primary care clinics in Western Pennsylvania between October 2008 and April 2010 were invited to complete a follow-up survey after their visit which included questions regarding medications prescribed, information-seeking after their visit and their perceptions of the quality of the information they found.

Results: Of the 218 women prescribed contraceptives, 49% sought additional information after their visit.

Transvaginal administration of intraamniotic digoxin prior to dilation and evacuation.

Background: Transabdominal injection of digoxin into the amniotic fluid or fetus to induce fetal demise before dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion has become common practice since the passage of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2007.

Study Design: We performed a prospective study to assess the feasibility of transvaginal administration of intraamniotic digoxin the day before D&E. All women between 18 0/7 and 23 5/7 weeks of gestation seeking termination from December 2009 to May 2011 were approached for study participation.

Antiabortion violence in the United States.

Background: This study was conducted to determine if an association exists between the amount of harassment and violence directed against abortion providers and the restrictiveness of state laws relating to family planning.

Study Design: We used responses from a July 2010 survey of 357 abortion providers in 50 states to determine their experience of antiabortion harassment and violence. Their responses were grouped and analyzed in relation to a published grading of state laws in the United States (A, B, C, D and F) as they relate to restrictions on family planning services.