| Use of an online questionnaire for follow-up of young female students recruited to a randomised controlled trial of chlamydia screening. | |
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PMID: 20547698 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials often rely on questionnaires for follow-up. OBJECTIVE: To compare response rates to an online and postal 12-month follow-up questionnaire on sexual health in female students who took part in a chlamydia screening trial. METHODS: 1329 sexually active female students aged 16-27 were recruited from 12 universities and further education (FE) colleges. The 299 participants recruited between September 2004 and February 2005 were sent a postal questionnaire after 12 months. The 1030 participants recruited between March and December 2005 were contacted by email after 12 months and given a weblink to an online questionnaire. RESULTS: The response rates to the 12-month questionnaire in the online and postal groups were 51% and 29% 4 weeks after follow-up commenced (RR 1.78 (1.47 to 2.14)) and 72% and 59% after 3 months. After adjusting for ethnicity, smoking, type of educational institution (university or FE college) and subject studied (health-related or not), the RR at 4 weeks was 1.88 (1.42 to 2.50). However, a prior telephone call to confirm contact details increased the response rate at 3 months in the postal group. In the online group, university students, those of white ethnicity and non-smokers had higher response rates at 4 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: In this young student population, an online questionnaire was quicker, cheaper and more efficient than a postal questionnaire. However, some FE college students did not have an email address. Telephone prompts and postal questionnaires were essential in obtaining a good response rate. |
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Helen Atherton; Pippa Oakeshott; Adamma Aghaizu; Phillip Hay; Sally Kerry |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of epidemiology and community health Volume: 64 ISSN: 1470-2738 ISO Abbreviation: J Epidemiol Community Health Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-06-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7909766 Medline TA: J Epidemiol Community Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 580-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial, College London, Charing Cross Campus, Reynolds Building, St Dunstans Road, London W6 8RP, UK. helen.atherton07@imperial.ac.uk |
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