Project Evaluation: Capacity building of bilingual community educators to deliver cervical screening updates to refugee women in South Western and Western Sydney Local Health Districts
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
Family Planning NSW (FPNSW) is working with existing bilingual community educators (BCEs) in South Western and Western Sydney to develop a training manual and a suite of culturally appropriate education and community resources around changes to the National Cervical Screening Program. Female BCEs will be trained as part of the project to facilitate and deliver culturally tailored, updated information to women from refugee communities, specifically Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Myanmar. An evaluation will be undertaken to determine the effectiveness of the training provided to the BCEs.
Medical termination of pregnancy in general practice in Australia: the role of the GP
Reference
R South, 2018, Medical termination of pregnancy in general practice in Australia: the role of the GP, Medicine Today, 19 (11) 46-50Impact Study - National Human Papillomavirus Genotype Surveillance Program
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
This study is administered by The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. Family Planning NSW is a study partner, assisting with recruitment of participants at the Ashfield and Hunter FPNSW clinics. Please note we are no longer recruiting for this study.
An updated guide to contraception. Part 3: Permanent methods, traditional methods and emergency contraception
Reference
Stewart M, McNamee K, Harvey C, Bateson D, 2018, An updated guide to contraception. Part 3: Permanent methods, traditional methods and emergency contraception, Medicine Today, 19(12) 36-45An updated guide to contraception Part 2: Long-acting reversible methods
Reference
Harvey C, McNamee K, Bateson D, Stewart M, 2018, An updated guide to contraception Part 2: Long-acting reversible methods, Medicine Today, 19(11) 20-33Feasibility study to establish a national Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) data collection process
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
Female genital mutilation, also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting (FGM/C), refers to any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is estimated that at least 125 million women and girls have undergone FGM/C in more than 30 countries where this practise is prevalent.
Enhancing use of emergency contraceptive pills: A systematic review of women’s attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and experiences in Australia
Reference
Mooney-Somers J, Lau A, Bateson D, Richters J, Stewart M, Black K, Nothnagle M, 2018, Enhancing use of emergency contraceptive pills: A systematic review of women’s attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and experiences in Australia, Health Care Women Int., Online doi: 10.1080/07399332.2018.1526286Survey of men's knowledge and attitudes towards sexually transmissible infections and contraception
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
In 2014, Family Planning NSW, in partnership with the national online dating website ‘RSVP’, conducted an anonymous online survey among male online dating users to investigate their experiences, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding contraceptive use and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). In total, 3781 responses were collected.
Acceptability of the Copper Intrauterine Device (Cu-IUD) as a form of emergency contraception
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
Emergency contraception (EC) can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Currently three main methods of EC are available in Australia: Ulipristal Acetate pill, 1.5mg Levonorgestrel pill, and the Copper Intrauterine Device (Cu-IUD). The Cu-IUD is the most effective EC, and is also the only form of EC to provide ongoing, effective reversible contraception. However, it is the least frequently used method of EC.
Aboriginal Reproductive Health: A Collaborative Approach to Understanding and Improvement
Research status
Completed
Overview of Study
This study, led by the University of Newcastle, was undertaken to investigate the reproductive health service gaps and needs of the Walgett community, to contribute an evidence base for improved reproductive health outcomes.
The study was conducted in collaboration with Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Limited, Walgett Dharriwaa Elders Group, and the wider Walgett community.
