Acceptance, Communication Mode and Use of Audio Computer-Assisted Self Interview Using Touchscreen to Identify Risk Factors among Pregnant Minority Women.

ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates the acceptability, communication mode and use of audio computer-assisted self-interview (A-CASI) among minority pregnant women receiving prenatal care in six Washington, DC sites. A total of 2,913 women were screened for demographic eligibility (18+ years old, <29 weeks gestation, Black/African-American or Hispanic) and risk (smoking, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, depression, intimate partner violence). Questions were displayed on touch screen laptop monitors and heard through earphones. The mean length of time to complete the screener was almost 6 minutes.A-CASI experience, which included difficulty in using the computer, acceptability (enjoyment), and preferred communication mode, was compared across sites, the eligibility and risk groups and a subset of 878

SUBMITTER: Thornberry JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3104410 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature