Pilot study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of "SexHealth Mobile" and improve access to highly effective contraception among women with substance use disorder (SUD) with "SexHealth Mobile" intervention. This intervention will consist of two existing services that will help reach women with or recovering from SUD and provide access to contraception, as well as counseling.
Pilot study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of "SexHealth Mobile" and improve access to highly effective contraception among women with substance use disorder (SUD) with "SexHealth Mobile." Our study will follow a quasi-experimental design that uses an interrupted time series (i.e., usual care \[control\] then intervention care) to compare the uptake of contraception before and after implementing the "SexHealth Mobile" intervention. "SexHealth Mobile" integrates two existing services in our community: a mobile medical unit (MMU) operated by Swope Health Services and "SexHealth" a point-of-care contraception counseling service that our research team developed for Children's Mercy Hospital's emergency department (ED) for adolescents. Using a menu of adaptive services, "SexHealth Mobile" will bring contraceptive care to women with SUD (including the subset with opioid use disorder \[OUD\]) at recovery centers in the Kansas City community. Our primary hypothesis is that the current use of highly effective contraception will be greater at 1-month post-enrollment among women recruited during the intervention period (i.e., "SexHealth Mobile") compared to those recruited during the usual care period. The current use and discontinuation of contraception will also be compared at 2-weeks and 3-months. Our approach consists of enrolling (n=170) eligible women are accessing health, recovery, or community services at a site we identified in our formative research work. We will aim to recruit up to 85 women during the usual care period and 85 during the intervention period. We will follow-up with participants at 2-weeks, 1-month, and 3-months after the enrollment date.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
98
It will integrate two existing services in our community: a mobile medical unit (MMU) operated by Swope Health Services, and "SexHealth" a point-of-care contraception counseling service that our research team developed for Children's Mercy Hospital's emergency department (ED). Using a menu of adaptive services, "SexHealth Mobile" will bring contraceptive care to women with SUD (including a subset of women with OUD), if they wish to receive it, at targeted recovery sites Swope currently partners with.
Swope Health Services
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Amethyst Place: Swope Health Services Partner
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
ReDiscover: Swope Health Services Partner
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Healing House Inc.: Swope Health Services Partner
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Current Use of Highly Effective Contraception
Participants will be asked if they acquired birth control and their current use of it at 1-month period following the recruitment visit. Did participant initiate hormonal contraception or contraceptive device at initial visit or referral? Yes/No If yes, which contraception or contraceptive device was initiated? Implant/Depo-Provera/Birth control patch/Birth control pills/Birth control ring/Emergency contraception/ Intrauterine device If participant started using hormonal contraception or contraceptive device at 2-week follow-up time, are they still using hormonal contraception or contraceptive device at 1-month? Yes/No
Time frame: 1 month
Current Use of Highly Effective Contraception
Participants will be asked if they acquired birth control and their current use of it at 2-weeks and 3-months after recruitment visit Did participant initiate hormonal contraception or contraceptive device at initial visit or referral? Yes/No If yes, which contraception or contraceptive device was initiated? Implant/Depo-Provera/Birth control patch/Birth control pills/Birth control ring/Emergency contraception/ Intrauterine device If participant started using hormonal contraception or contraceptive device at 2-week follow-up time, are they still using hormonal contraception or contraceptive device at 3-month? Yes/No
Time frame: 3 months
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