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- Title
Contraceptive Use Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion: The Moderating Role of PTSD and Depression.
- Authors
Zemlak, Jessica L.; Marineau, Lea; Willie, Tiara C.; Addison, Helena; Edwards, Gabrielle; Kershaw, Trace; Alexander, Kamila A.
- Abstract
Women experiencing reproductive coercion (RC) report more unintended pregnancies and mental health symptoms that can influence contraceptive use patterns. We examined associations between RC and contraceptive use among intimate partner violence (IPV) exposed women aged 18–35 (N = 283). We tested depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and co-morbid depression and PTSD as effect modifiers. Though no association was found between RC and contraception, PTSD significantly modified this relationship. Among Black women (n = 112), those reporting RC and either PTSD or comorbid PTSD and depression were less likely to use partner-independent contraception compared to those reporting RC without mental health symptoms. PTSD could be a barrier to contraceptive choice among this population.
- Subjects
POST-traumatic stress disorder; CROSS-sectional method; INTIMATE partner violence; CONTROL (Psychology); AFRICAN Americans; CENTER for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; RESEARCH funding; LOGISTIC regression analysis; HISPANIC Americans; HUMAN sexuality; PSYCHOLOGY of women; BEHAVIOR; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; WHITE people; PRE-exposure prophylaxis; ODDS ratio; SEX customs; EXPERIENCE; RESEARCH; CONTRACEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; CONFIDENCE intervals; MENTAL depression; REPRODUCTION; COMORBIDITY
- Publication
Violence Against Women, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 9, p2075
- ISSN
1077-8012
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10778012231153372