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 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 surve

SUBMITTER: Lamme J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683567 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature