Using Focus Group to Explore Cultural Acceptability of Contraception
- Conditions
- Contraception
- Registration Number
- NCT02945670
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn what women of childbearing age think of Long Acting Reversible Contraception. A variety of myths regarding LARCs have been described in the literature. This study is designed to asses women's cultural belief's regarding LARCs. Investigators are looking to collect information from women in general, rather than solely who are seeking contraception. Investigators will be recruiting women ages 18-45 years from seven family health centers affiliated with UPMC. Participants will be asked to a attend a 60-90 minutes focus group session. During the session the facilitator will try to engage participants in a discussion about contraception in general. They will also be asked to complete a short demographic survey of 8-12 questions. Data from focus groups will be assessed for recurring themes which will be used to create a cultural survey instrument that will be used in the second phase of the study.
- Detailed Description
Following approval by the University of Pittsburgh institutional review board (IRB), female participants between 18 and 45 years of age seeking care for contraception or other women's health services were recruited from seven Family Health Centers (FHCs) partnered with the Department of Family Medicine. The participants agreed to participate in one 2 hour facilitated focus group session (recorded for later transcription) to discuss their perceptions about contraception.
Recordings were transcribed and de-identified. The resulting texts were coded by a team. Concepts and themes that arose from the coding were analyzed to inform the development of a survey on the topic of perspectives on contraception.
Qualitative analysis of the transcripts and coding was carried out and results were shared in pubic fora.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 64
- Female
- Age 18-45 years
- Not pregnant
- Pregnancy
- Male
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Level of acceptance of contraception among diverse women Three months Level of acceptance: 1-Totally not accepted 2-May accept 3-Neither accept/not accept 4-Accept with preservation 5-Totally accept
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (7)
Lawrenceville Family Health Center
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
New Kensington Family Health Center
🇺🇸New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
UPMC Matilda Theiss Health Center
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Squirrel Hill Family Practice
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
UPMC Bloomfiled-Garfield FHC
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Shadyside Family Health Center
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Latterman Family Health Center
🇺🇸McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States