Barriers to enrolling in voluntary treatment programs in Malaysia: a study of women who use methamphetamine (WWUM).
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DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2147116
Abstract: Women with substance use disorders (SUDs) have been widely reported to face barriers in seeking treatment. We sought to identify barriers that prevented women who use methamphetamine (WWUM) from accessing the decade-old Voluntary Treatment Centers… read more here.
Keywords: wwum; women use; use; treatment ... See more keywords
Feasibility and preliminary effects of a screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment model to address gender‐based violence among women who use drugs in Kyrgyzstan: Project WINGS (Women Initiating New Goals of Safety)
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DOI: 10.1111/dar.12437
Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Intimate partner violence (IPV) and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV) are serious public health threats among women who use drugs or engage in binge drinking in Kyrgyzstan. This study aimed to… read more here.
Keywords: violence; women use; use drugs; gender based ... See more keywords
Moral Economies of Care and Women Who Use Drugs in Ukraine
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DOI: 10.1177/00914509221147739
Abstract: This article analyzes interviews with women who use drugs in Ukraine to understand the care conundrum they face as members of a stigmatized group. In the interviews, the women sought to position themselves as deserving… read more here.
Keywords: economies care; use drugs; women use; drugs ukraine ... See more keywords
Why Young Women Who Use Opioids Are at Risk for Rape: The Impact of Social Vulnerabilities and Sexually Coercive Drug Using Contexts.
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DOI: 10.1177/10778012221137921
Abstract: This study tests a theoretically informed model to understand why women who use opioids (WWUO) are at risk of rape while using drugs. Structured interviews were conducted with 168 WWUO. Three domains were hypothesized to… read more here.
Keywords: use opioids; risk rape; women use; risk ... See more keywords
Muslim Women’s use of contraception in the United States
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DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0439-6
Abstract: BackgroundAmerican Muslim women are an understudied population; thus, significant knowledge gaps exist related to their most basic health behaviors and indicators. Considering this, we examined American Muslim women’s contraception utilization patterns.MethodsSelf-reported data collected in late… read more here.
Keywords: women use; muslim women; contraception; american muslim ... See more keywords
Characteristics of maternity waiting homes and the women who use them: Findings from a baseline cross-sectional household survey among SMGL-supported districts in Zambia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209815
Abstract: Objective Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) have been identified as one solution to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality by bringing women living in hard-to-reach areas closer to a hospital or health center that provides emergency obstetric… read more here.
Keywords: women use; supported districts; maternity waiting; health ... See more keywords
A study protocol to explore and implement community-based point-of-care COVID-19 testing for women who use drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: The CARE study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277605
Abstract: Women who use drugs (WWUD) experience structural vulnerabilities (e.g., housing, food insecurities) and comorbidities that elevate their susceptibility to more severe COVID-19 symptoms or fatality compared to similarly-aged women who do not use illicit drugs.… read more here.
Keywords: point care; care covid; women use; care ... See more keywords
Residential Area Sociodemographic and Breast Cancer Screening Venue Location Built Environmental Features Associated with Women’s Use of Closest Venue in Greater Sydney, Australia
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111277
Abstract: Understanding environmental predictors of women’s use of closest breast screening venue versus other site(s) may assist optimal venue placement. This study assessed relationships between residential-area sociodemographic measures, venue location features, and women’s use of closest… read more here.
Keywords: closest venue; use closest; location; venue location ... See more keywords