Understanding Women's Contraceptive Expectations at the Time of a First Trimester Surgical Abortion

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators will conduct a voluntary anonymous survey at four separate Sacramento area family planning clinics. The investigators will ask the staff at each facility to offer a survey to all women 18 and older presenting to the clinic to have a first trimester (<12 weeks gestation) surgical abortion. Gestational age will be based on what the woman believes is her gestational age at presentation, before any evaluation in the clinic. Women who cannot understand or read the survey will be excluded. The investigators hope to implement the survey at these clinics for 3-4 months reaching a minimum of 200 women (based on a target population of 600 women receiving surgical first trimester abortions at these two clinics over a 3-4 month period with a 95% confidence interval).

Detailed Description
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We will conduct a voluntary anonymous survey at four separate Sacramento area family planning clinics. We will introduce the research project to clinic staff, recruiting their support and participation, as they will be the main implementers. The survey will be offered to women in the waiting room before any pre-procedure counseling. We will include all women presenting to the clinic who are 18 years and older and planning to have a first trimester (<12 weeks gestation) surgical abortion. Gestational age will be based on what the woman believes is her gestational age at presentation, before any evaluation in the clinic. Women who cannot understand or read the survey will be excluded. We hope to implement the survey at these two clinics for 3-4 months reaching a minimum of 200 women so as to obtain an adequate power for our study. The brief survey will include a cover letter explaining the study and stressing the anonymity and confidentiality. The surveys will include an envelope in which to place completed surveys; the envelope can be sealed by the participant and dropped in a collection bin. This process will allow the data to be collected anonymously. The survey data will then be synthesized first by descriptive analysis, followed by chi-square and multiple regression analyses. A statistician in the University of California Davis Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology will help when necessary.

Official Title
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Understanding Women's Contraceptive Expectations at the Time of a First Trimester Surgical Abortion

Conditions
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Contraception, Abortion

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: survey


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: seeking first trimester surgical abortion Exclusion Criteria: Women who cannot understand or read the survey

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Study group<br>Women seeking first trimester surgical abortion | Other: survey<br>* Survey before procedure to obtain demographic information and contraceptive information<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| patient preference | patient preference for whether she wants to discuss contraception during her visit for an abortion | one day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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surgical abortion, contraception, first trimester