My Health in My Hands: Improving Medication Abortion Knowledge and Closing Disparities with a Community-Led Media Intervention

Purpose: Inaccurate beliefs about medication abortion (MA) are common. This study evaluated pilot data from a community-led media intervention designed to increase MA knowledge among Black and Latinx women in Georgia. Methods: Participants (N=855) viewed the intervention video and completed pre?post...

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Main Authors: Hayley V. McMahon, Leslie Serrano, Teja Vyavahare, Indya Hairston, Sequoia Ayala, Zainab Jah, Tiffany Hailstorks, D?zon D. Diallo, Elizabeth A. Mosley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2024-02-01
Series:Health Equity
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Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2023.0210
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Summary:Purpose: Inaccurate beliefs about medication abortion (MA) are common. This study evaluated pilot data from a community-led media intervention designed to increase MA knowledge among Black and Latinx women in Georgia. Methods: Participants (N=855) viewed the intervention video and completed pre?post surveys. Data were analyzed using linear and logistic regression. Results: Knowledge scores significantly increased from 3.88/5.00 to 4.47/5.00. Participants who were Native American, Asian and Pacific Islander, multiracial, Black, <20 years old, and living in Georgia scored below the sample mean at baseline; however, nearly all disparities disappeared after intervention exposure. Conclusions: This intervention effectively increased MA knowledge and narrowed racial/ethnic, age-based, and geographic disparities.
ISSN:2473-1242