Abortion
2005 Utah Resident Abortions: 3,279. Over the last decade Utah has maintained lower abortion rates than those of the nation. The rate represents the number of abortions per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 …
Emergency Contraception in Utah
Compiled by Angie Stefaniak, MPA Background Emergency contraception (EC) is a birth control method that works by preventing pregnancy after an act of unprotected intercourse. Currently, two forms of emergency contraception are available: pills containing hormones and copper-T intrauterine device (IUD).[1] It is estimated that half of the 3.5 million unintended pregnancies that occur each …
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are common sexually transmitted diseases. They are both bacterial infections that can be acquired by sexual contact or by mother to newborn contact at birth. Women infected with chlamydia or gonorrhea may have discharge, painful urination, lower abdominal pain, or bleeding between menstrual periods …
Rape and Sexual Violence against Women in Utah
Rape is the only violent crime in Utah with a rate that exceeds the national average. For 2005 the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program data shows a national rate for forcible rape of 31.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, while Utah specific data shows a rate of 37.3 per 100,000 inhabitants [1]. These data place Utah as …
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Appropriate Services for Rape Victims in Utah Hospitals
A recent study by the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice indicated that 12-13% of Utah women reported being raped at some point in their lives …
Dating Violence
Recent statistics indicate that dating violence has increasingly become a problem in the United States …
Elder Abuse
Of all the baby girls born in 2001, 50% will live to be 100 years of age. Additionally, persons 80 years of age and older are the fastest growing population in our society, which raises concern because of the increasing problem of elder abuse …
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is one of the most common crimes in the United States. Each year, 1.5 million women in the United States are physically assaulted by an intimate partner, and 10 million children will observe intimate partner violence in their families …
Obesity in Women
Background Women in Utah are becoming heavier and obesity is emerging as a major public health crisis. Obese adults are at increased risk for developing hypertension, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, asthma, osteoarthritis, and cancers of the colon, breast, endometrium, kidney and esophagus (1). Only smoking exceeds obesity as the leading …
Insurance Coverage among Utah Women
Women without health insurance are less likely than those with coverage to receive preventive healthcare services at appropriate ages. Receipt of preventive healthcare services such as prenatal care, mammograms and PAP screenings are correlated with improved outcomes and decreased morbidity and mortality …
