Enhancing recruitment and data quality in a junior high school-based teen pregnancy prevention study

Aarons, Sigrid J.; Rose, Allison; Walker, June; Lyles, Beverly; Jenkins, Renée R.; Raine, Tina

doi:10.1016/s0149-7189(01)00019-2

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“…Over the years, others have reported that recruitment facilitators include engagement with the target population when developing the intervention and preparing participant information about the study; 106 a personalised and culturally sensitive approach to participants; 99,107 designing recruitment processes that are aimed towards clearly highlighting to potential participants the beneficial outcomes of taking part and addressing any barriers or perceived negative outcomes; 108 providing research and implementation support by providing a dedicated research team contact; 109 minimising the workload for participants by adapting trial processes so they are in line with usual ways of working at the site; 109 providing financial or other incentives; 29 and good communication and expressions of appreciation to site facilitators and participants. 108,109 Although some have suggested the value of using technology such as internet-based questionnaires 110 and the use of video to provide trial information [111][112][113] to improve recruitment, a recent systematic review 98 concluded that their effect is not clear.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Aarons et al 107 argue that it is essential to consider each participating school's needs in planning intervention and data collection activities. They argue that it is essential to communicate to decision-makers at the recruitment stage that the research will not interrupt the 'ebb and flow' of the school.…”

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“…107 Summer, Christmas and Easter closures as well as half-term breaks in autumn and winter must all be considered, along with school-specific staff development closures, public holidays and exam periods. Furthermore, the school curriculum is often overcrowded, with some schools less willing than others to remove pupils from exam subjects.…”

Section: Recruitment Randomisation Allocation and Retentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Increasing boys’ and girls’ intentions to avoid teenage pregnancy: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial of an interactive video drama-based intervention in post-primary schools in Northern Ireland

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BackgroundAdolescent men have a vital yet neglected role in reducing unintended teenage pregnancy (UTP). There is a need for gender-sensitive educational interventions.ObjectivesTo determine the value and feasibility of conducting an effectiveness trial of theIf I Were JackRelationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) intervention in a convenience quota sample of post-primary schools in Northern Ireland. Secondary objectives were to assess acceptability to schools, pupils (male/female, aged 14–15 years) and parents/guardians; to identify optimal delivery structures and systems; to establish participation rates and reach, including equality of engagement of different socioeconomic and religious types; to assess trial recruitment and retention rates; to assess variation in normal RSE practice; to refine survey instruments; to assess differences in outcomes for male and female pupils; to identify potential effect sizes that might be detected in an effectiveness trial and estimate appropriate sample size for that trial; and to identify costs of delivery and pilot methods for assessing cost-effectiveness.DesignCluster randomised Phase II feasibility trial with an embedded process and economic evaluation.InterventionA teacher-delivered classroom-based RSE resource – an interactive video drama (IVD) with classroom materials, teacher training and an information session for parents – to immerse young people in a hypothetical scenario of Jack, a teenager whose girlfriend is unintentionally pregnant. It addresses gender inequalities in RSE by focusing on young men and is designed to increase intentions to avoid UTP by encouraging young people to delay sexual intercourse and to use contraception consistently in sexual relationships.Main outcome measuresAbstinence from sexual intercourse (delaying initiation of sex or returning to abstinence) or avoidance of unprotected sexual intercourse (consistent correct use of contraception). Secondary outcomes included Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills and Intentions.ResultsThe intervention proved acceptable to schools, pupils and parents, as evidenced through positive process evaluation. One minor refinement to the parental component was required, namely the replacement of the teacher-led face-to-face information session for parents by online videos designed to deliver the intervention to parents/guardians into their home. School recruitment was successful (target 25%, achieved 38%). No school dropped out. Pupil retention was successful (target 85%, achieved 93%). The between-group difference in incidence of unprotected sex of 1.3% (95% confidence interval 0.55% to 2.2%) by 9 months demonstrated an effect size consistent with those reported to have had meaningful impact on UTP rates (resulting in an achievable sample size of 66 schools at Phase III). Survey instruments showed high acceptability and reliability of measures (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.5–0.7). Economic evaluation at Phase III is feasible because it was possible to (1) identify costs of deliveringIf I Were Jack(mean cost per pupil, including training of teachers, was calculated as £13.66); and (2) develop a framework for assessing cost-effectiveness.ConclusionTrial methods were appropriate, and recruitment and retention of schools and pupils was satisfactory, successfully demonstrating all criteria for progression to a main trial. The perceived value of culture- and gender-sensitive public health interventions has been highlighted.Future workProgression to a Phase III effectiveness trial.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN99459996.FundingThis project was funded by the NIHR Public Health Research programme and will be published in full inPublic Health Research; Vol. 5, No. 1. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.

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Section: Strategies To Optimise Recruitment and Retentionmentioning

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Section: Strategies To Optimise Recruitment and Retentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recruitment Randomisation Allocation and Retentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Authors of studies of the effects of health education programs in middle and high schools recommend beginning the process of recruiting schools or school districts six months to a year before data collection (Aarons et al 2001;Piper, King, and Moberg 1993).…”

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“…The average response rate for all classes was 69%, and more than 80% of students in 11 of the 27 participating classes returned completed consent forms from their parents. 8 …”

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Methodological Lessons Learned from Conducting Civic Education Research in High Schools

Matto

Vercellotti

2012

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With the growing size of the "Millennial Generation" and its potential impact on American democracy, the civic education of this cohort deserves study. Using news media and discussion of politics at home and in the classroom at four public high schools in New Jersey, we conducted an experiment to measure changes in media use, political knowledge, and political efficacy. Although the experiment generated useful substantive findings, we also learned important lessons about the challenges associated with conducting research in high schools. We present suggestions to aid in studying a crucial segment of the population: adolescents who are on the cusp of entering the electorate.T he "Millennial Generation," young Americans between the ages of 18 and 29, is an age cohort that is large and growing, with predictions that it eventually will exceed the size of the Baby Boom generation (Howe and Strauss 2000, 74). Given its size, great ethnic diversity (about 20% are immigrants or children of immigrants 1 ), and sizable financial burden it looks forward to carrying into adulthood, it is fair to say that the Millennial Generation has a stake in the political process. Their inclination to participate in this process, however, is in great doubt.Unlike Generation X that preceded them, "Millennials" are more civically engaged in their communities , outpacing other generations in volunteering even in the midst of the current economic downturn.2 Yet their commitment to such traditional forms of participation as voting is tenuous at best. For example, in 2008, voter turnout among 18 to 29-year-olds was at its nearly highest level (51.1%) since the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971. Still, turnout rates in 2008 among young people lagged approximately 16 percentage points behind voters 30 years and older (voter turnout rates in 2008 among voters age 30 and older were 67%).3 Slight downturns in youth voter turnout for the 2009 governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia and the 2010 midterm elections underscore the weak connection of young people to the voting process.Attitudinal differences toward engagement between Millennials and older generations (with younger generations possessing a more passive conception of civic duty than older generations 4 )further heighten concerns about young people's commitment to engaged citizenship. We know that the civic education young people receive in elementary and high school affects their civic knowledge and propensity to participate in the political process (Delli Carpini and Keeter 1996;Niemi and Junn 1998;Verba, Schlozman, and Brady 1995) and that civics instruction is disappearing from the classroom (Kurtz, Rosenthal, and Zukin 2003). We also know that postBaby Boom generations exhibit lower rates of knowledge about the processes of politics than preceding generations (Delli Carpini and Keeter 1996). In the recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for civics, only 24% of twelfth-graders, 22% of eighth-graders, and 27% of fourth-graders scored proficien...

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NIH-DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality in Minority Populations in Washington, DC: History and Lessons Learned

Kiely

Davis

Thornberry

et al. 2011

Matern Child Health J

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Enhancing recruitment and data quality in a junior high school-based teen pregnancy prevention study

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Increasing boys’ and girls’ intentions to avoid teenage pregnancy: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial of an interactive video drama-based intervention in post-primary schools in Northern Ireland

Increasing boys’ and girls’ intentions to avoid teenage pregnancy: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial of an interactive video drama-based intervention in post-primary schools in Northern Ireland

Methodological Lessons Learned from Conducting Civic Education Research in High Schools

NIH-DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality in Minority Populations in Washington, DC: History and Lessons Learned

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