A scoping review describes methods used to identify, prioritize and display gaps in health research

L Nyanchoka, C Tudur-Smith, V Iversen… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objectives Different methods to examine research gaps have
been described, but there are still no standard methods for identifying, prioritizing, or …

Stigmatizing and inaccessible: The perspectives of female sex workers on barriers to reproductive healthcare utilization–A scoping review

L Birger, E Peled, Y Benyamini - Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To systematically map the extent, range and nature of qualitative studies that explored
female sex workers' own perspectives on barriers to accessing reproductive healthcare …

Reproductive health care priorities and barriers to effective care for LGBTQ people assigned female at birth: a qualitative study

E Wingo, N Ingraham, SCM Roberts - Women's Health Issues, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Little research documents the self-identified reproductive health priorities and
health care experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ)-identified …

Pregnant or recently pregnant opioid users: contraception decisions, perceptions and preferences

RL Fischbein, BG Lanese, L Falletta, K Hamilton… - Contraception and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Multiple factors are linked to extremely high unintended pregnancy rates
among women who use opioids, including various barriers to contraception adherence …

HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis for female sex workers: Ensuring women's family planning needs are not left behind

AL Bowring, FH Ampt, S Schwartz… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Female sex workers (FSWs) experience overlapping burdens of HIV,
sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. Pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) …

Meeting the reproductive health needs of female sex workers in Côte d'Ivoire: protecting the human right to dignified health

N Elmi, NG Marquez, K Rucinski, C Lyons, G Turpin… - Reproductive health, 2023 - Springer
The sexual and reproductive health needs of female sex workers (FSW) are often
understudied and underserved in the context of HIV-related research in countries across …

Unmet need for family planning and experience of unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in urban Cameroon: results from a national cross-sectional study

AL Bowring, S Schwartz, C Lyons, A Rao… - … Health: Science and …, 2020 - ghspjournal.org
ABSTRACT Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in Cameroon commonly have unmet
need for contraception posing a high risk of unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy …

Family planning use and correlates among female sex workers in a community empowerment HIV prevention intervention in Iringa, Tanzania: a case for tailored …

SW Beckham, M Stockton, N Galai, W Davis… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa face high unmet need for family
planning and higher risk for unintended pregnancy. Community empowerment HIV …

Antenatal care presentation and engagement in the context of sex work: exploring barriers to care for sex worker mothers in South Africa

L Parmley, A Rao, Z Kose, A Lambert, R Max… - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background Late presentation combined with limited engagement in antenatal care (ANC)
increases risk of vertical transmission among mothers living with HIV. Female sex workers …

Building families through healthcare: Experiences of lesbians using reproductive services

KB Gregory, JG Mielke… - Journal of Patient …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of assisted human reproduction (AHR) represents a meaningful and important life
event for lesbians wishing to create biologically related families. Despite increasing …