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Resources by Topic: Sexual and reproductive health

Increasing Access to Contraception: Rural Health
Offers strategies and best practices to address identified challenges and barriers to increasing access to contraception and related healthcare services in rural areas.
Date: 02/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Behavioral and Clinical Characteristics of American Indian/Alaska Native Adults in HIV Care — Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2011–2015
Reports on sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients in HIV care. Includes information on stigma, healthcare discrimination, social supports, depression, substance use, sex without a condom, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and viral suppression.
Author(s): Amy R. Baugher, Linda Beer, Heather M. Bradley, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(5152), 1405-1409
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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A Short Report: Parents HPV Vaccine Knowledge in Rural South Florida
Summarizes a pilot study in 2 rural counties of Florida, examining parents' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine knowledge and hesitancy. Provides data and statistics showing relationships between parents' demographics and parental knowledge of HPV vaccination as well as child vaccination with HPV vaccine. Offers suggestions on how to decrease HPV vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in rural areas.
Author(s): Tami L. Thomas, Michelle Caldera, Jeffrey Maurer
Citation: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7-8), 1666-1671
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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2018-19 PREP Evaluation: Evaluation Report
Evaluates the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) in Iowa, which targets at-risk youth in rural areas or areas with high teen birth rates who are homeless or in foster care to help reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies. Includes data from entrance and exit surveys regarding services heard of and used for each community targeted, including 2 rural communities.
Author(s): Natoshia M. Askelson, Patrick Brady, Felicia Pieper, Lejla Avdic
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Iowa Public Policy Center
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Evaluating a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in Rural Kentucky
Reports on an evaluation of an adapted, shorter "Reducing the Risk" teen pregnancy prevention curriculum delivered in rural Kentucky high schools by local health departments. Evaluated student outcomes using survey data one year and two years after the programs were delivered.
Author(s): Brian Goesling, Joanne Lee, Robert G. Wood, Susan Zief
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Q&A: HPV Vaccine Coverage Lacking among Rural Teens
Details a question and answer discussion with Dr. Robin C. Vanderpool on the barrier to vaccinating rural teenagers for human papillomavirus (HPV).
Author(s): Katherine Bortz
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
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Maternal and Child Health Assessment for American Indians and Alaska Natives in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah
Examines infant, child, and maternal health indicators for Native Americans in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. Addresses infant mortality, birth weight, prenatal care, substance use, injuries, and more. Identifies action items for tribes, public health workers, and individuals.
Date: 09/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, American Indian Research Center for Health
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Rapid Repeat Births Among Oklahoma Teens
Provides data on teenage pregnancies in Oklahoma with a focus on repeat pregnancies within 18 months. Includes data breakdowns by rural/urban location, obesity, Medicaid status, education level, age group, and race/ethnicity. Addresses birth control use, characteristics of fathers, pregnancy intention, and more.
Date: 08/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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The HPV Vaccine: Access and Use in the U.S.
Fact sheet discussing HPV and related cancers, HPV vaccines, insurance coverage, and access. Includes statistics from 2011-2015 showing racial and ethnic disparities in cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates, and vaccination coverage as of 2016 among female adolescents with breakdowns by urban or rural status and by state.
Date: 08/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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HIV Testing, Linkage to HIV Medical Care, and Interviews for Partner Services Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men — Non–Health Care Facilities, 20 Southern U.S. Jurisdictions, 2016
Reports on work by 20 health departments and 24 community-based organizations (CBOs) funded by the CDC to provide HIV testing and related services to Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the South. Provides rural-urban data on the number of HIV tests provided, new HIV-positive diagnoses, linking people with HIV infection to medical care, and interviews for partner services.
Author(s): Mariette Marano, Renee Stein, Wei Song, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(28), 778-781
Date: 07/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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