Our objective was to understand factors that support or undermine sexual and reproductive health care use among women released from jail. We conducted semistructured interviews with 28 women (ages 20-53) on average 6 months after their release from a city jail. Social support networks were the most common factor that supported women's sexual and reproductive health care use; having a medical home, reliable transportation, financial resources, and neighborhood dynamics were other factors mentioned by health care users. Community-based public health efforts should address the social context in which women on the margins of society perceive sexual health risk and use sexual and reproductive health care services.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- public health
- social support
- pregnancy outcomes
- health risk
- cervical cancer screening
- affordable care act
- primary care
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- metabolic syndrome
- drinking water
- skeletal muscle
- quality improvement
- young adults