Contraceptive use and pregnancy plans among women of reproductive age during the first Australian COVID-19 lockdown: findings from an online survey
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SciScore for 10.1101/2020.08.10.20172163: (What is this?)
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Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: The study was approved by the University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 2056693).
Consent: Participants were asked to consent to participate prior to commencing the survey.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Data analysis: Analysis was limited to reproductive aged women (<50 years). Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Responses to the free-text question were imported into NVivo qualitative analysis software [7]. NVivosuggested: (NVivo, RRID:SCR_014802)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are …
SciScore for 10.1101/2020.08.10.20172163: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: The study was approved by the University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 2056693).
Consent: Participants were asked to consent to participate prior to commencing the survey.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Data analysis: Analysis was limited to reproductive aged women (<50 years). Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Responses to the free-text question were imported into NVivo qualitative analysis software [7]. NVivosuggested: (NVivo, RRID:SCR_014802)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Although our findings should be considered within their limitations, namely the homogeneity of our sample, our findings offer unique insight into the SRH impact of COVID-19 on Australian women. Our findings show that most participants were able to continue to access their usual contraceptive method during the first lockdown in Australia. However, of those reporting difficulties accessing their usual contraceptive method, younger women, and women who were unemployed were more likely to report difficulties. Recent analysis examining those hardest hit by the economic fall-out from COVID-19 show that women and young people are most adversely affected, largely due to their disproportionate representation in industries adversely impacted by the pandemic to-date[10]. While there are many contraceptive options available on the Australian market, the most effective methods require a prescription by a healthcare provider and out-of-pocket costs from the user to purchase[11]. While switching to a different, potentially cheaper method sounds feasible, in practice, women often spend a significant amount of time finding a suitable contraceptive method, and even switching between different brands of the oral contraceptive pill can bring new, unwanted side effects[12]. Accessing one’s preferred contraceptive method is also essential to the prevention of unintended pregnancy. Most participants in our study reported intentions to avoid pregnancy, with few reporting actively trying to conceive....
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Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.
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