Geographic distribution and demographic factors associated with use of a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) in Ethiopia.

Background: Increasing access to and utilization of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) can prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce unmet need for family planning in Ethiopia However, LARC uptake lags behind less effective contraceptive methods. This study aimed to analyze the geographical distribution and demographic factors associated to LARC uptake.

Methods: The 2019 Performance Monitoring For Action Ethiopia (PMA Ethiopia) survey data was used.

Period Product Resources and Needs in Missouri Schools: Focus Group Discussions with School Nurses.

This study explored period product resources and needs in Missouri schools from the perspective of school nurses. We conducted eight focus groups with school nurses (n = 51) across Missouri using purposive sampling. Focus group data were analyzed in Dedoose via multiple coders and achieved strong inter-rater reliability (Cohen's Kappa = 0.

Period Product Insecurity Is Increasing in the United States: Trends from 2018 to 2021.

Data documenting period product insecurity, or an inability to access products, in the United States have recently emerged. With multiple years of data now available, we assessed trends in period product insecurity among two nationally representative samples of U.S.

Period Product Resources and Needs in Schools: A Statewide Survey of Missouri's School Nurses.

Background: School nurses play a vital role in ensuring the health and well-being of their students, but little is known about menstrual products and resources available in schools. This study assessed period product resources and needs in Missouri schools from the perspective of school nurses and analyzed differences by district enrollment characteristics.

Methods: An electronic survey was emailed to public, charter, private, and parochial school nurses in Missouri who served fourth grade or older.

COVID-19 made it harder to access period products: The effects of a pandemic on period poverty.

Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a few studies started to highlight the extent of period poverty in the U.S., especially among low-income women and girls.

Racial disparity in gestational diabetes mellitus and the association with sleep-disordered breathing and smoking cigarettes: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence has risen in the U.S. and worldwide over the past decade.

Period Product Insecurity, School Absenteeism, and use of School Resources to Obtain Period Products among High School Students in St. Louis, Missouri.

Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among female students is a neglected public health issue in the U.S. This study documented period product insecurity, school absenteeism, and use of school resources to obtain period products among high-school students in St.

Students' Menstrual Hygiene Needs and School Attendance in an Urban St. Louis, Missouri, District.

Purpose: To assess the menstrual hygiene needs and related school absences among female students in an urban St. Louis, MO district.

Methods: Students (n = 58) completed a self-administered survey during registration and orientation before the 2019-2020 school year.