Reasons for Choosing Telehealth Abortion Based on Food Insecurity Status: United States, 2021–2022.
Objectives. To determine differences in reasons for choosing telehealth abortion based on food insecurity status. Methods. We analyzed data from the California Home Abortion by Telehealth (CHAT) Study, which included survey responses from patients who received medication abortion care between 2021 a...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 116; no. 5; pp. 674 - 683 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=192845807&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 192845807 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00900036 APH jtl: American Journal of Public Health issn: 00900036 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2026 vid: 116 iid: 5 pid: 44 pub: American Public Health Association artinfo: ui: 192845807 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308372 ppf: 674 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Reasons for Choosing Telehealth Abortion Based on Food Insecurity Status: United States, 2021–2022. aug: au: Williams, Courtney E. Becker, Andréa Koenig, Leah R. Peters, Lisa Upadhyay, Ushma D. affil: Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. Department of Sociology, Hunter College, City University of New York, NY. Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco at the time of this study., Ushma D. Upadhyay are with ANSIRH, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. su: United States Fear Food security Medical care Economic status Transportation Child care Judgment (Psychology) Discrimination (Sociology) Abortion Medical care costs Poverty Secondary analysis Research funding Multiple regression analysis Descriptive statistics Telemedicine Odds ratio Medical records Acquisition of data Confidence intervals Data analysis software Human comfort sug: subj: Fear Food security Medical care Economic status Transportation Child care Judgment (Psychology) Discrimination (Sociology) Abortion Medical care costs Poverty United States Other support activities for transportation All Other Support Activities for Transportation Secondary analysis Research funding Multiple regression analysis Descriptive statistics Telemedicine Odds ratio Medical records Acquisition of data Confidence intervals Data analysis software Human comfort ab: Objectives. To determine differences in reasons for choosing telehealth abortion based on food insecurity status. Methods. We analyzed data from the California Home Abortion by Telehealth (CHAT) Study, which included survey responses from patients who received medication abortion care between 2021 and 2022 from 1 of 3 virtual US clinics. Based on responses from 1726 survey participants, we used multivariable logistic regression to analyze differences in reported reasons for choosing telehealth abortion among individuals who experienced food insecurity versus those who did not. Results. Compared with individuals in food-secure households, individuals who experienced food insecurity were more likely to choose telehealth abortion because of cost, challenges in finding transportation, challenges in finding child or dependent care, and concerns related to fear, judgment, and discrimination regarding care at an in-person clinic. Conclusions. When seeking an abortion, individuals in food-insecure households consider many factors relevant to their abortion care preferences and reproductive health. Telehealth abortion, with its lower cost, may be particularly appealing to individuals who experience economic constraints. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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