Mobile application for information on reversible contraception: a randomized controlled trial

Sridhar, Aparna; Chen, Angela; Forbes, Elizabeth; Glik, Deborah C.

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2015.01.011

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“…While research relating to the use of a DVD in contraceptive counselling is limited, the use of ‘apps’ providing information about contraception, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), that patients can access via a smartphone or tablet computer prior to a consultation, have proved acceptable for information provision, and may increase knowledge and interest in effective forms of contraception 11 12. Similarly, a computer-based contraceptive assessment module, with the use of additional specifically tailored health materials, may positively influence contraceptive choice and potentially improve contraceptive continuation and adherence 13 14…”

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Giving information about the contraceptive implant using a DVD: is it acceptable and informative? A pilot randomised study

Michie

Cameron

Glasier

et al. 2015

J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care

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Giving information about the contraceptive implant using a DVD: is it acceptable and informative? A pilot randomised study

Michie

Cameron

Glasier

et al. 2015

J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care

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“…Technology-based methods such as computer-based and text message-based educational interventions have been studied throughout Africa for other healthcare topics and have shown great promise [12, 23–24]. In recent years, educational interventions administered on portable tablet computers have been developed and bring unique advantages: mobility, interactivity, and cost-effectiveness [8–11, 24]. However, little research has assessed whether tablet-based educational interventions are acceptable, feasible, or effective outside of the US, especially in rural areas.…”

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“…Therefore, educational efforts to correct misinformation, especially as screening becomes more widely available, may greatly impact women’s decision to seek screening. In recent years in the United States, educational interventions administered on portable tablet computers have been used for patient education on various diagnoses and therapies, including diabetes, prostate cancer, and contraception [8–10]. These programs bring unique advantages: mobility, fidelity, and cost-effectiveness [8–12].…”

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“…In recent years in the United States, educational interventions administered on portable tablet computers have been used for patient education on various diagnoses and therapies, including diabetes, prostate cancer, and contraception [8–10]. These programs bring unique advantages: mobility, fidelity, and cost-effectiveness [8–12]. However, little research has assessed whether tablet-based educational interventions are acceptable, feasible, or effective outside of the US, especially in rural areas.…”

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Assessing the Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of a Tablet-Based Cervical Cancer Educational Intervention

Caster

Norris

Butao³

et al. 2015

J Canc Educ

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Cervical cancer is a common and deadly disease, especially in developing countries. We developed and implemented an interactive, tablet-based educational intervention to improve cervical cancer knowledge among women in rural Malawi. Chichewa-speaking adult women in six rural villages participated. Each woman took a pre-test, participated in the lesson, and then took a post-test. The lesson included information on cervical cancer symptoms, causes, risk factors, prevention, and treatment. Over the 6-month study period, 243 women participated. Women ranged in age from 18 to 77 years. Only 15% had education beyond primary school. Nearly half of participants (48%) had heard of cervical cancer prior to viewing the lesson. For these women, the median number of correct responses on the pre-test was 11 out of 20; after the lesson, they had a median of 18 correct responses (p<0.001). After the intervention, 93% of women indicated a desire for cervical cancer screening. Despite lack of familiarity with computers (96%), most women (94%) found the tablet easy to use. A tablet-based educational program was an effective, feasible and acceptable strategy to disseminate cervical cancer information to women with low education in rural Malawi. This method may be appropriate to distribute health information about other health topics in low-resource settings.

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“…In addition to these and other large-scale projects, there are other smaller initiatives in place. Examples are projects that center on online and telephone tools to complement in-person counseling on LARCs (Gilliam, Martins, Bartlett, Mistretta, & Holl, 2014;Sridhar, Chen, Forbes, & Glik, 2015), projects to increase provider knowledge, and trials to test the efficacy of providing access to LARCs immediately after an abortion in order to prevent repeated pregnancies (Langston, Joslin-Roher, & Westhoff, 2014).…”

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Long‐acting reversible contraception: A route to reproductive justice or injustice

Kaitz

Mankuta²,

Mankuta

2019

Infant Mental Health Journal

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This article presents information on unintended pregnancies and the ongoing efforts of policy makers to promote long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC) to reduce the numbers of such pregnancies. Also discussed is the tension between the encouragement of LARC to promote the public's interests in achieving that goal versus the need to assure that all women can decide about their bodies and reproductive needs. Our discussion includes information, primarily from the United States, on (a) risks associated with unintended pregnancies, (b) LARC devices approved in the United States (copper intrauterine devices (IUDs), hormone IUDs, and implants), (c) public and social benefits of increasing the use of LARC, (d) disadvantages and barriers to using LARC, (e) dangers of promoting LARC in unjust ways, and (f) the meaning of reproductive justice and its connection to social justice. By sharing the information with the audience of this journal, we hope that it will be integrated into clinical work and research on mental health and development. We also hope that experts in those fields will become discussants in the conversation regarding women's reproductive health and social justice that is taking place in the United States and elsewhere.

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Mobile application for information on reversible contraception: a randomized controlled trial

Cited by 42 publications

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Giving information about the contraceptive implant using a DVD: is it acceptable and informative? A pilot randomised study

Giving information about the contraceptive implant using a DVD: is it acceptable and informative? A pilot randomised study

Assessing the Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of a Tablet-Based Cervical Cancer Educational Intervention

Long‐acting reversible contraception: A route to reproductive justice or injustice

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