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Description/Abstract
This brief is about the experiences and preferences for reproductive health care services among female veterans. In policy and practice, the VA should expand communication efforts to ensure that female veterans know the reproductive health services that are available to them, include more advanced fertility care, and widen the range of healthcare choices available to veteran women; the VA should look into covering healthcare for newborns and expanding access to infertility services. Suggestions for future research include using a random, nationally representative sample of female veterans, and looking at gender discrimination's potential impact on their quality of care.
Original Citation
Mattocks, K. M., Nikolajski, C., Haskell, S., Brandt, C., McCall-Hosenfeld, J., Yano, E., Pham, T., & Borrero, S. (2011). Women veterans' reproductive health preferences and experiences: A focus group analysis. Women's Health Issues, 21(2), 124–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2010.11.002
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Military and Veterans Studies | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Reproductive and Urinary Physiology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Health and wellness, Women's health, Veterans, Reproductive health, Health services, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Research briefs
Subject
Women's health services; Women veterans; Veterans; United States; Reproductive health; Medical care
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
5-25-2012
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Brief: "Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health Preferences and Experiences: A Focus Group Analysis"" (2012). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 272.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/272
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