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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedLevander XA, Foot CA, Magnusson SL
Contraception and healthcare utilization by reproductive-age women who use drugs in rural communities: a cross-sectional survey.
This study’s goal was to compare contraceptive use prevalence among women who use drugs (WWUD) in rural communities with women who do not use drugs from similar rural areas. The authors used survey data from the Rural Opioids Initiative (ROI), a cross-sectional survey using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) involving eight rural U.S. regions (January 2018-March 2020) and the National Survey on Family Growth (NSFG), a nationally representative U.S. household reproductive health survey (2017-2019). Women aged 18-49 with prior 30-day non-prescribed opioid and/or non-opioid injection drug use were included. Of 855 women in the ROI, 36.8% and 38.6% reported contraceptive use, compared to 66% of rural women in the NSFG sample. Among the ROI women, 27% had received prior 30-day SUD treatment via outpatient counseling or inpatient program and these women had increased odds of contraceptive use. There was a positive association between contraception use and recent medications for opioid use disorder and prior 6-month primary care utilization that did not meet the threshold for statistical significance.
AHRQ-funded; HS02637; HS027088.
Citation: Levander XA, Foot CA, Magnusson SL .
Contraception and healthcare utilization by reproductive-age women who use drugs in rural communities: a cross-sectional survey.
J Gen Intern Med 2023 Jan; 38(1):98-106. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07558-6..
Keywords: Sexual Health, Women, Healthcare Utilization, Rural Health
Lee DJ, Najari BB, Davison WL
Trends in the utilization of penile prostheses in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in the United States.
This study assessed the national temporal trends in the surgical management of ED utilizing penile prosthesis (PP). It found that the surgical management of ED with PP changed significantly between 2001 and 2010. Also, the overall utilization of PP decreased, but its use in patients with significant medical comorbidities increased.
AHRQ-funded; HS000066.
Citation: Lee DJ, Najari BB, Davison WL .
Trends in the utilization of penile prostheses in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in the United States.
J Sex Med 2015 Jul;12(7):1638-45. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12921..
Keywords: Healthcare Utilization, Men's Health, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Sexual Health, Surgery