Assessing LGBTQ+ stigma among healthcare professionals: An application of the health stigma and discrimination framework in a qualitative, community-based participatory research study.

This qualitative, community-based participatory research (CBPR) study examines the occurrence of LGBTQ+ stigma in healthcare guided by the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework. We conducted focus groups with healthcare professionals, analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Stigma drivers included knowledge deficits and transphobia.

Applying the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework to Assess HIV Stigma among Health Care Professionals: A Mixed Methods, Community-Based Participatory Research Study.

HIV stigma in health care disrupts the care continuum and negatively affects health outcomes among people living with HIV. Few studies explore HIV stigma from the perspective of health care providers, which was the aim of this mixed-methods, community-based participatory research study. Guided by the Health Stigma Discrimination Framework, we conducted an online survey and focus group interviews with 88 and 18 participants.

Women's experiences after Planned Parenthood's exclusion from a family planning program in Texas.

Objective: We assessed the impact on depot medroxyprogesterone continuation when a large care provider was banned from a state-funded family planning program.

Study Design: We used three methods to assess the effect of the ban: (a) In a records review, we compared how many state program participants returned to two Planned Parenthood affiliates for a scheduled dose of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) immediately after the ban; (b) We conducted phone interviews with 224 former Planned Parenthood patients about DMPA use and access to contraception immediately after the ban; (c) We compared current contraceptive method of our interviewees to that of comparable DMPA users in the National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2010 (NSFG).

Results: (a) Fewer program clients returned for DMPA at a large urban Planned Parenthood, compared to a remotely located affiliate (14.

Abortion disclosure and the association with domestic violence.

Objective: To estimate the rate at which women disclose abortion to their partners and examine the association between domestic violence and partner disclosure.

Methods: A cross-sectional cohort study was performed on women presenting for elective termination of pregnancy to a single clinic in Houston, Texas. Subjects were offered an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire.

Breast cancer in pregnancy: a literature review.

Hypothesis: Breast cancer in pregnancy will increase as more women postpone childbearing until later in life.

Objective: To review the literature on diagnosis, staging, treatment, and prognosis.

Design And Methods: Articles were obtained from MEDLINE (1966-present) using the keywords breast, cancer, carcinoma, and pregnancy.