My Health in My Hands: Improving Medication Abortion Knowledge and Closing Disparities with a Community-Led Media Intervention

• Main Authors: Hayley V. McMahon (Author), Leslie Serrano (Author), Teja Vyavahare (Author), Indya Hairston (Author), Sequoia Ayala (Author), Zainab Jah (Author), Tiffany Hailstorks (Author), D?zon D. Diallo (Author), Elizabeth A. Mosley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Purpose: Inaccurate beliefs about medication abortion (MA) are common. This study evaluated pilot data from a community-led media intervention designed to increase MA knowledge among Black and Latinx women in Georgia. Methods: Participants (N=855) viewed the intervention video and completed pre?post surveys. Data were analyzed using linear and logistic regression. Results: Knowledge scores significantly increased from 3.88/5.00 to 4.47/5.00. Participants who were Native American, Asian and Pacific Islander, multiracial, Black, <20 years old, and living in Georgia scored below the sample mean at baseline; however, nearly all disparities disappeared after intervention exposure. Conclusions: This intervention effectively increased MA knowledge and narrowed racial/ethnic, age-based, and geographic disparities.

Item Description

10.1089/HEQ.2023.0210
2473-1242