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Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) Continuing Education
The goal of this web-based educational activity is to identify MHH as a public health concern and to describe various structural and organizational improvements to reduce disparities, stigma, and discrimination faced by menstruators across the life course.
Gender Differences in Use of Cigarette and Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products Among Adolescents Aged 13-15 years in 20 African Countries
This study examined gender differences in adolescent use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, shisha, and e-cigarettes in 20 African countries. This was a cross-sectional study using data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey.
Iatrogenic and Demographic Determinants of the National Plural Birth Increase
This study investigates the contribution of ovulation induction and ovarian stimulation, in vitro fertilization and unassisted conception to the increase in national plural births in the U.S., a significant contributor to adverse maternal and infant health outcomes.
Hospitalization With Cardiovascular Conditions in the Postpartum Year Among Commercially Insured Women in the U.S
This study used data from the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular hospitalization in the first year postpartum among women 12 to 55 years of age who delivered from 2017 to 2019.
Personal Care Product Use Patterns in Association with Phthalate and Replacement Biomarkers Across Pregnancy
This study examines the association between patterns of personal care product use and associations with phthalate and replacement biomarkers. Latent class analysis was used to determine groups of women with similar use patterns, and weighted associations between group membership and biomarker concentrations were assessed.
Bleeding Disorders in Women
Bleeding disorders are conditions in which the blood does not clot normally because certain proteins in the blood are missing or do not work properly. Learn the signs and symptoms and read stories of women and girls living with bleeding disorders.
Transgender Women Experiencing Homelessness — National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019–2020
Transgender women experience high prevalence of homelessness, which can affect their likelihood of acquiring HIV infection and can lead to poor medical outcomes. CDC analyzed data from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women to identify whether personal characteristics and social factors affecting transgender women were associated with duration of homelessness during the past 12 months.
Prevalence of Discrimination and the Association Between Employment Discrimination and Health Care Access and Use — National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019–2020
Transgender women experience discrimination in many settings, including in employment. This analysis used data from transgender women in seven urban areas in the United States collected during 2019–2020 to present the prevalence of six discrimination types (employment, housing, bathroom, businesses, health care, and abuse) and to measure the association between employment discrimination (defined as trouble getting a job or fired due to being transgender) and sociodemographic characteristics, health care access, and health care use.
Overview and Methodology of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women — Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019–2020
Transgender women, especially transgender women of color, are disproportionately affected by HIV. However, no surveillance system collects data on HIV risk factors among this population. To address this gap, CDC developed a surveillance system entitled National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women to assess behavioral and contextual data through systematic biobehavioral surveillance to monitor behavioral risk factors, prevention usage, and HIV prevalence among transgender women.
Nonprescription Hormone Use Among Transgender Women — National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019–2020
Certain transgender women who seek gender-affirming hormone treatment (GAHT) face economic and social barriers that limit or prevent access to medically supervised GAHT. For this report, survey data were analyzed from 1,165 transgender women in seven urban areas in the United States to examine associations between self-reported use of nonprescription GAHT and known correlates of nonprescription GAHT, such as cost and lack of health care use.
Social Support and the Association Between Certain Forms of Violence and Harassment and Suicidal Ideation Among Transgender Women — National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019–2020
Violence and harassment toward transgender women are associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and social support might moderate such association. This analysis explored the association between certain forms of violence and harassment and suicidal ideation and moderation by social support.
