Sexual Minority Women's Experiences With Sexual Identity Disclosure in Contraceptive Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe a group of young sexual minority women's experiences with and preferences for sexual identity disclosure in the context of contraceptive care.

Methods

In Chicago, Illinois, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Madison, Wisconsin, investigators conducted five focus groups (n=22) and 11 interviews with women aged 20-30 years who identified as something other than heterosexual. Focus groups explored social norms regarding contraceptive care; interviews documented individual experiences with contraceptive care. Using a qualitative descriptive approach and combined deductive and inductive content analysis, investigators coded transcripts for themes related to disclosing sexual orientation to contraceptive providers.

Results

Participants described the process of

SUBMITTER: Greene MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6483879 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature