Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, CA, United States.
Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, CA, United States.
Contraception. 2023 Dec;128:110139. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110139. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
This study aimed to evaluate differences by recruitment method in the characteristics of participants who are considering abortion.
Between June 2021 and April 2022, we recruited pregnant people considering abortion in Indiana from (1) online posts, (2) abortion funds, and (3) abortion clinics. We compared participant characteristics reported in an online survey by recruitment source.
Compared to those recruited from clinics (n = 94), participants recruited online (n = 84) and through abortion funds (n = 239) were later in their pregnancy, were already parenting, received less formal education, struggled financially, and were more likely to be Black or African American, queer, transgender, or nonbinary.
Recruitment from online sources and abortion funds reaches more people who face greater barriers to abortion care than recruitment from clinics.
Augmenting clinic-based recruitment with online and abortion fund recruitment could capture a more complete sample of people considering abortion.
本研究旨在评估通过不同招募方法招募到的考虑堕胎者的特征存在何种差异。
2021 年 6 月至 2022 年 4 月,我们在印第安纳州从(1)在线帖子、(2)堕胎基金和(3)堕胎诊所招募考虑堕胎的孕妇。我们比较了通过不同招募来源的在线调查所报告的参与者特征。
与从诊所招募的参与者(n=94)相比,从在线渠道(n=84)和堕胎基金招募的参与者(n=239)妊娠时间更长,已经有子女,接受的正规教育较少,经济困难,且更可能是黑人和非裔美国人、同性恋、跨性别者或非二元性别者。
与从诊所招募相比,从在线渠道和堕胎基金招募能够接触到更多面临更大堕胎障碍的人。
通过在线渠道和堕胎基金招募补充诊所招募可以更全面地了解考虑堕胎的人群。