Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population
Abstract Background Research demonstrates removing barriers to access, decreasing costs and offering same-day placement of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) increases contraceptive uptake in young women. For those in community college (CC), LARC utilization might reduce the risk of dropout...
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| author | Jacqueline Lamme Alison Edelman Emily Padua Jeffrey T. Jensen |
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| description | Abstract Background Research demonstrates removing barriers to access, decreasing costs and offering same-day placement of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) increases contraceptive uptake in young women. For those in community college (CC), LARC utilization might reduce the risk of dropout and improve degree completion. We identified a local school who had documented an unmet need for on-campus services through a recent student assessment. We then established an on-campus, same day contraceptive clinic at the CC as part of a clinical trial. We found that students did not use the service even after multiple attempts to increase awareness and we ended the study. Here, we report lessons learned from attempting research in this environment in addition to results from a follow-up survey to determine why students did not access the clinical resource. Students reported that they already had good access to contraception and preferred to get their healthcare off-campus. This study demonstrates the complexities of studying highly focused interventions to influence access to care in the current health care environment with ever changing regulations. Trial registration NCT02735551 . Registered April 6, 2016. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0272bd869576442194839b914dcc279a2022-12-21T18:45:06ZengBMCContraception and Reproductive Medicine2055-74262017-10-01211410.1186/s40834-017-0051-8Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college populationJacqueline Lamme0Alison Edelman1Emily Padua2Jeffrey T. Jensen3Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science UniversityAbstract Background Research demonstrates removing barriers to access, decreasing costs and offering same-day placement of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) increases contraceptive uptake in young women. For those in community college (CC), LARC utilization might reduce the risk of dropout and improve degree completion. We identified a local school who had documented an unmet need for on-campus services through a recent student assessment. We then established an on-campus, same day contraceptive clinic at the CC as part of a clinical trial. We found that students did not use the service even after multiple attempts to increase awareness and we ended the study. Here, we report lessons learned from attempting research in this environment in addition to results from a follow-up survey to determine why students did not access the clinical resource. Students reported that they already had good access to contraception and preferred to get their healthcare off-campus. This study demonstrates the complexities of studying highly focused interventions to influence access to care in the current health care environment with ever changing regulations. Trial registration NCT02735551 . Registered April 6, 2016.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40834-017-0051-8ContraceptionLARCAccessCommunity college |
| spellingShingle | Jacqueline Lamme Alison Edelman Emily Padua Jeffrey T. Jensen Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population Contraception and Reproductive Medicine Contraception LARC Access Community college |
| title | Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population |
| title_full | Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population |
| title_short | Evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population |
| title_sort | evaluation of the challenges faced in increasing contraceptive access within a community college population |
| topic | Contraception LARC Access Community college |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40834-017-0051-8 |
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