Adapting to Changes in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research: Social Media as an Expedited Recruitment Strategy

Teen pregnancy prevention projects funded by the U.S. Office of Adolescent Health were disrupted by the Trump administration in the July 2017 announcement that funding would be terminated. Although funding was later reinstated toward the end of 2018 after a class-action lawsuit, we needed to change our recruitment protocol to mitigate this disruption to the study timeline and staffing. This led to a natural experiment comparing in person and social media recruitment strategies.

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - February 23, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Angela Barney, Felicia Rodriguez, Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, Reiley Reed, Daniel Tancredi, Claire D. Brindis, Christine Dehlendorf, Kathleen P. Tebb Tags: Adolescent health brief Source Type: research