Planning. Protection. Prevention.

Research Program of Prevention First of Colorado

A written survey was distributed to women aged 18-44 through health and family-planning clinics throughout the state during the fall of 2006. The survey assessed practical barriers to contraceptive use, such as cost and access, along with socio-structural and psychological barriers. Results are posted on the "Clinic Survey" page.
A statewide randomized telephone survey was administered during the fall of 2007. This survey was designed to investigate barriers to contraceptive use among women who do not want to get pregnant, particularly the psychological and attitudinal barriers identified by the clinic survey. 801 women participated in the survey. All participants were aged 18-44, sexually active, not pregnant or recently pregnant, and not sterilized. Results are posted on the "Phone Survey" page.
A survery of attitudes, knowledge, and use of birth control was conducted among Colorado teenagers. This survey was distributed to teenagers aged fifteen to nineteen through two clinics and one high school parenting program. This survey was conducted to supplement Prevention First Colorado’s research into unintended pregnancy among adults. Results are posted on the "Clinic Survey" page.

Four focus groups of five to 11 women were held during the summer of 2008. Two groups were held with women aged 18-33 and two with women aged 30-44. Women in the groups were not pregnant and were on Medicaid or had been on Medicaid in the past three years. Results are posted on the "Phone Survey" page.
Forty in-person interviews were conducted during the fall of 2008. They were designed to examine in-depth the psychological and attitudinal barriers that keep women from using contraceptives when they do not want to get pregnant. They were conducted in person, using open-ended questions. Results are posted on the "Phone Survey" page.