Contraception, Contraceptive Usage, Health Care Utilization
Conditions
Keywords
Birth Control Access, Access, Navigator
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to pilot test the IN-Control Birth Control Navigator Program in Central Indiana for use by adolescents who would like to access birth control. The investigators hypothesize that facilitating access to contraception through our intervention will ultimately result in increased feelings of autonomy around these decisions and use of hormonal contraception.
Detailed description
The IN-Control Birth Control Navigator Program will provide personalized attention to adolescents and young adults and will be able to address self-efficacy skills, and abilities through personal interactions with navigator staff and use of targeted services. Importantly, the navigator can assist participants in overcoming specific environmental barriers (transportation, cost, clinical access) and personal barriers (knowledge and confidentiality concerns) before, during and after the clinical encounter.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIN-Control (Birth Control Navigator Program)
Pilot Study of IN-Control Program within the state of Indiana
Sponsors
Indiana University
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
All adolescents who engage with the IN-Control program will be asked if they would like to formally enroll as a study participant after interaction with the navigator; however, enrollment is not required to utilize the services of the navigator,
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
15 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescents between the ages of 15-19 yrs * English speaking * Lives in Indiana
Exclusion criteria
* Adolescents younger than 15 or older than 19 yrs * Non-English speaking * Lives outside of Indiana
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of IN Control Pilot Program (Feeling Comfortable, Listened to, Helpful, Easy to Contact) Feeling Satisfied | Within 2-4weeks after contact with the IN-Control Program | Survey of participants that interacted with navigator program (number of participants reporting that the navigator program was easy to contact, made them feel comfortable, listened to and helpful) |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Recruitment details
During the project period, 136,069 total website visits occurred, and 101 users initiated the Decision Aid tool and 8 completed it. From those visits, 35 individuals requested navigator support, and program staff were able to successfully connect with 30 of them. All adolescents who engaged with the navigator program were asked if they would like to participate in the study after navigator assistance was completed. Eighteen (18) then agreed to participate in the pilot study.
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | — |
|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 13 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 5 Participants |
| Age, Continuous | 17.3 years |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino | 7 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino | 10 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 1 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Asian | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American | 6 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race | 3 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 4 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) White | 5 Participants |
| Region of Enrollment United States | 18 participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Reported Gender Female | 15 Participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Reported Gender Male | 0 Participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Reported Gender Missing | 2 Participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Reported Gender Non-Binary | 1 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 18 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 18 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 18 |
Outcome results
None listed