Texting to Increase Contraceptive Initiation Among Adolescents in the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a text messaging intervention to increase contraception among adolescent emergency department patients.

Methods

A pilot randomized controlled trial of sexually active females aged 14-19 receiving 3 months of theory-based, unidirectional educational and motivational texts providing reproductive health information versus standardized discharge instructions. Blinded assessors measured contraception initiation via telephone follow-up and health record review at 3 months.

Results

We randomized 100 eligible participants (predominantly aged 18-19, Hispanic, and with a primary provider); 88.0% had follow-up. In the intervention arm, 3/50 (6.0%) participants opted out, and 1,172/1,654 (70.9%) texts were successfully deli

SUBMITTER: Chernick LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701840 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature