The Library
Use of an online questionnaire for follow-up of young female students recruited to a randomised controlled trial of chlamydia screening
Tools
Atherton, Helen, Oakeshott, P., Aghaizu, A., Hay, P. and Kerry, S. (2010) Use of an online questionnaire for follow-up of young female students recruited to a randomised controlled trial of chlamydia screening. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 64 (7). pp. 580-584. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.098830 ISSN 0143-005X.
Research output not available from this repository.
Request-a-Copy directly from author or use local Library Get it For Me service.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.098830
Abstract
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.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health | ||||
Publisher: | BMJ Group | ||||
ISSN: | 0143-005X | ||||
Official Date: | 2010 | ||||
Dates: |
|
||||
Volume: | 64 | ||||
Number: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 580-584 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1136/jech.2009.098830 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Related URLs: |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
View Item |