Sexual health risks and health-seeking behaviours among substance-misusing women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2861-2870

  Edelman, Natalie Lois ^a   Patel, Harish ^b   Glasper, Anthony ^c   Bogen Johnston, Leanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hastings and St Leonard's Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraception; Injecting drug use; Nursing; Sexual health; Substance misuse; Women

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COMORBIDITY; CRACK COCAINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909952394     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12442     Document Type: Article

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