ArticleMaternal and child health journal2019
"The Closer, the Better:" The Role of Telehealth in Increasing Contraceptive Access Among Women in Rural South Carolina.
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- Patient and provider experiences with opioid use disorder care delivered via telehealth: A systematic mixed-studies review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Pooled it
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- Family planning in Jordan: a cross-sectional study on service availability, knowledge and attitudes among women.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Use of Preferred Source of Contraception Among Users of the Pill, Patch, and Ring in the US.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Contraceptive care in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: A social media survey of contraceptive access, telehealth use and telehealth quality.Contraception · 2023Article
- Mental health professionals and telehealth in a rural setting: a cross sectional survey.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Pathways to reproductive autonomy: Using path analysis to predict family planning outcomes in the United States.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Quality of Telehealth for Adolescent Health Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study of Patient and Family Experiences.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2021Article
- Adolescent Birth Rates and Rural-Urban Differences by Levels of Deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States, 2017-2018.American journal of public health · 2021Article
- Telehealth Training Is Essential to Care for Underserved Populations: a Medical Student Perspective.Medical science educator · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundRural populations face unique health disparities that prevent women from accessing reproductive health care services. Telehealth initiatives offer a health care delivery tool to increase access to contraception.
objectiveTo understand women's contraceptive needs and perceptions of accessing contraception through telehealth services.
methodsResearchers conducted 52 in-depth interviews with women ages 18-44 years living in five rural counties in South Carolina from May to July 2015. Researchers employed constant comparative data analysis using HyperRESEARCH 3.7.2.
resultsMost participants identified as Black (62%) or White (28%). Findings suggest successful telehealth interventions should accommodate women's complex and nuanced community views, including benefits and barriers of telehealth, to improve access to contraceptive methods in rural locations. In addition, telehealth initiatives should frame contraception as contributing to women's overall health and well-being. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: Telehealth initiatives may address barriers to contraceptive access in rural locations. Findings from this study offer theoretical and practical opportunities to guide telehealth interventions that support and empower women's access to contraceptive methods in rural areas.
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