ArticleJournal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN2021
Experiences of Women With Disabilities in Accessing and Receiving Contraceptive Care.
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- Prevalence and determinants of modern contraception use among persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2025Pooled it
- Utilization of family planning and associated factors among women with disabilities in ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- "It should have been my decision": A mixed methods investigation of contraceptive coercion among U.S. patients with and without disabilities.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026Article
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Receipt Among Male Adolescents and Young Adults With Disabilities: Analysis of National Survey of Family Growth Data, 2011-2019.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Individual and community level factors influencing modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in South Africa: a multilevel analysis.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Coverage Gaps and Contraceptive Use Among Medicare Enrollees With Disabilities.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Access to and uptake of contraceptives among pregnant women with disabilities in the Central Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Pregnancy Intendedness Among Racial and Ethnically Minoritized Women with Disabilities.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- Changes in postpartum insurance and care use by disability status during the COVID-19 pandemic.Disability and health journal · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding by Disability Status in the United States: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2018-2020.American journal of public health · 2024Article
- Health equity for persons with disabilities: a global scoping review on barriers and interventions in healthcare services.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Access to Reproductive Health Services Among People With Disabilities.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Improving Accessibility in the Emergency Department for Patients with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Development and pilot test of a pregnancy decision making tool for women with physical disabilities.Health services research · 2023Article
- Differences in Contraceptive Method Discontinuation and Contraceptive Method Preferences by Disability Status.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthObservational
- "It Would Have Been Nice to Have a Choice": Barriers to Contraceptive Decision-making among Women with Disabilities.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo conduct an initial exploration of the experiences of women with different types of disability when they attempt to obtain contraceptive care.
designMultiple-category focus group design.
settingMultiple community sites.
participantsSeventeen women with disabilities of reproductive age.
methodsWe purposively sampled women with different types of disability and conducted four focus groups organized by disability type: physical disability, intellectual and developmental disability, blind or low vision, and deaf or hard of hearing. We used a semistructured focus group guide to elicit participants' positive and negative experiences with contraceptive care. We analyzed focus group transcripts using content analysis.
resultsParticipants identified challenges to obtaining high-quality contraceptive care in three main thematic areas: Accessibility and Accommodations, Clinician Attitudes, and Health Insurance. Participants with physical disabilities encountered inaccessible clinic rooms and examination tables, and those with sensory disabilities or intellectual and developmental disability described inaccessible clinic forms and information. Participants from multiple disability groups described negative attitudes of health care providers and health insurance limitations.
conclusionAs described by our participants, the processes and infrastructure of contraceptive care were based on an assumption of an able-bodied norm. Reliance on such a norm, for example, offering a paper pamphlet to a blind woman, is not helpful and can be harmful to women with disabilities. Increased attention to the reproductive health care needs of women with disabilities is important for improving health care equity and quality.
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