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Aparna Sridhar¹, Angela Chen¹, Elizabeth R Forbes¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

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The Plan A Birth Control mobile app effectively educated patients on contraception, showing no adverse effect on the uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives. This tool can aid physicians by supplementing in-person counseling.

Keywords:

mobile application patient education reversible contraception

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Area of Science:

Reproductive Health
Medical Informatics
Digital Health

Background:

Physician time constraints limit detailed contraception counseling.
Patients need supplemental educational resources for informed contraceptive choices.
Mobile applications offer a promising avenue for patient education and provider communication.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the efficacy of the Plan A Birth Control mobile application in educating patients about contraceptive methods.
To assess the impact of the mobile application on the uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
To compare patient knowledge and satisfaction with counseling received via mobile application versus traditional health educator counseling.

Main Methods:

Development of the Plan A Birth Control mobile application focusing on 10 common nonpermanent contraceptive methods, with emphasis on LARCs.
A randomized controlled trial involving 120 participants comparing contraception counseling via tablet (mobile application) versus a health educator.
Assessment of contraceptive choice, knowledge of chosen method, and satisfaction with counseling as primary and secondary outcomes.

Main Results:

No significant difference in the uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives between the mobile application group (31 participants) and the health educator group (34 participants).
Demographics (age, education) were similar between the two study groups.
Knowledge of chosen long-acting methods did not significantly differ between groups (P = .30).

Conclusions:

The Plan A Birth Control mobile application did not negatively impact the uptake of highly effective birth control methods.
The application can serve as a valuable adjunct to traditional contraception counseling, potentially saving time for healthcare providers.
Mobile health tools can effectively supplement patient education in reproductive health settings.