@article{9b7ad4f1a61d477c95cbdefe3e558a43,
title = "Contraceptive Use Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion: The Moderating Role of PTSD and Depression",
abstract = "Women experiencing reproductive coercion (RC) report more unintended pregnancies and mental health symptoms that can influence contraceptive use patterns. We examined associations between RC and contraceptive use among intimate partner violence (IPV) exposed women aged 18–35 (N = 283). We tested depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and co-morbid depression and PTSD as effect modifiers. Though no association was found between RC and contraception, PTSD significantly modified this relationship. Among Black women (n = 112), those reporting RC and either PTSD or comorbid PTSD and depression were less likely to use partner-independent contraception compared to those reporting RC without mental health symptoms. PTSD could be a barrier to contraceptive choice among this population.",
keywords = "contraception, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion",
author = "Zemlak, {Jessica L.} and Lea Marineau and Willie, {Tiara C.} and Helena Addison and Gabrielle Edwards and Trace Kershaw and Alexander, {Kamila A}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the Johns Hopkins Population Center and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) via R24HD042854. Dr. Alexander was supported by the NICHD Office of Women's Health via K12HD085845. Funding for this research was also provided by the Yale University Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) via P30-MH062294 and F31-MH113508. TCW was supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) via K01MD015005. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2023.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1177/10778012231153372",
language = "English (US)",
journal = "Violence Against Women",
issn = "1077-8012",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
}