Cross-sectional study on the need to provide contraceptive services to women attending opioid-substitution therapy

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dc.contributor.authorOlioff, Julia
dc.contributor.authorO'Shea, Tanya
dc.contributor.authorHoran, Aidan
dc.contributor.authorNaughton, Anna Marie
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Declan
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T11:34:17Z
dc.date.available2019-11-04T11:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.description.abstractBackground: Women with opioid use disorders who have unintended pregnancies face unique challenges. A common strategy for preventing unintended pregnancies among these women is to increase their use of long acting reversible contraception (LARC), especially the implant and intrauterine device. This study aimed to assess the pregnancy history, contraceptive use and access to contraceptive services of women attending Cork-Kerry Community Healthcare (CKCH) for opioid replacement therapy. The need for a contraceptive service within the Addiction Services at CKCH was evaluated. Methods: The study utilized a cross-sectional survey administered by healthcare providers to 39 women, ages 18-50, attending CKCH for opioid replacement therapy. Descriptive statistics were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics Data Editor. Results: 79.5% of participants had unintended pregnancies, and 23% had 3 or more unintended pregnancies. Of the participants’ children, 35% lived with their mother, 37% lived in care, and 24% lived with another family member. 31% of participants reported never having used LARC. 18% of participants reported never having received information on pregnancy prevention and 21% reported never having received information on STI prevention. 92% of participants reported that they would use a contraceptive service if it were provided within the addiction services at CKCH. Conclusions: This study highlights the need to increase contraceptive services for women attending CKCH for opioid replacement therapy. Addiction services are ideal locations to also access contraceptive services because service-users already attend these clinics frequently for treatment, and thus have continuity of care with healthcare providers.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationOlioff, J., O Shea, T., Horan, A., Naughton, A. M. and O'Brien, D. (2019) ‘Cross-sectional study on the need to provide contraceptive services to women attending opioid-substitution therapy’, Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, 21(4), pp. 27-34.en
dc.identifier.endpage34en
dc.identifier.issn1592-1638
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleHeroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problemsen
dc.identifier.startpage27en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8947
dc.identifier.volume21en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAssociazione per l'Utilizzo delle Conoscenze Neuroscientifiche a fini Sociali (AU-CNS)en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.heroinaddictionrelatedclinicalproblems.org/
dc.rights© 2019, Associazione per l’Utilizzo delle Conoscenze Neuroscientifiche a fini Sociali (AU-CNS). All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectOpioid-replacement therapyen
dc.subjectUnintended pregnancyen
dc.subjectLong acting reversible contraception (LARC)en
dc.subjectLARCen
dc.titleCross-sectional study on the need to provide contraceptive services to women attending opioid-substitution therapyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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