TY - JOUR
T1 - Contraception-related knowledge, attitude, belief contexts among US women experiencing homelessness
T2 - A scoping review
AU - Galvin, Annalynn M.
AU - Garg, Ashvita
AU - Akpan, Idara N.
AU - Spence, Emily E.
AU - Thompson, Erika L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Contraception provision may help reduce undesired pregnancies, but women experiencing homelessness may have low health literacy, specific attitudes, and certain beliefs that influence contraception uptake. This scoping review identifies what is known about pregnancy prevention and contraception knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among US women experiencing homelessness. This review examined English articles that measured the context of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to contraceptive use for avoiding pregnancy among US women experiencing homelessness. Using PRISMA-ScR guidelines, articles published before May 2022 were located via PubMed, EBSCOhost, and Embase. The initial search identified 1204 articles, and 10 met the inclusion criteria. There were five quantitative, four qualitative, and one mixed-methods study, published between 2000 and 2022, with samples of 15–764 women ranging from ages 15–51. Contraception knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to pregnancy prevention suggested several knowledge gaps (e.g., contraception efficacy), contraception preferences and past experiences, interpersonal relationship influences, and vulnerability to clinic and shelter-specific barriers. These findings may ultimately inform contraception interventions in partnership with the community of US women who experience homelessness and the health care and social service organizations who serve them.
AB - Contraception provision may help reduce undesired pregnancies, but women experiencing homelessness may have low health literacy, specific attitudes, and certain beliefs that influence contraception uptake. This scoping review identifies what is known about pregnancy prevention and contraception knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among US women experiencing homelessness. This review examined English articles that measured the context of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to contraceptive use for avoiding pregnancy among US women experiencing homelessness. Using PRISMA-ScR guidelines, articles published before May 2022 were located via PubMed, EBSCOhost, and Embase. The initial search identified 1204 articles, and 10 met the inclusion criteria. There were five quantitative, four qualitative, and one mixed-methods study, published between 2000 and 2022, with samples of 15–764 women ranging from ages 15–51. Contraception knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to pregnancy prevention suggested several knowledge gaps (e.g., contraception efficacy), contraception preferences and past experiences, interpersonal relationship influences, and vulnerability to clinic and shelter-specific barriers. These findings may ultimately inform contraception interventions in partnership with the community of US women who experience homelessness and the health care and social service organizations who serve them.
KW - contraception
KW - health knowledge, attitudes, and practice
KW - homelessness
KW - scoping review
KW - women's health
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U2 - 10.1111/nhs.13039
DO - 10.1111/nhs.13039
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37529965
AN - SCOPUS:85166657068
SN - 1441-0745
VL - 25
SP - 290
EP - 301
JO - Nursing and Health Sciences
JF - Nursing and Health Sciences
IS - 3
ER -