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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Radio advertising of family planning services in an inner city district. A

pilot study.

AUTHORS

Knox H; Kubba A

SOURCE

British Journal of Family Planning. 1995 Jan;20(4):130-1.

ABSTRACT

During August-October 1993 in England, the local FM radio station in West Lambeth district of London aired 8 spots

addressing family planning and sexual health. Providers from the West Lambeth Community Care Trust used calls to

the helpline and conducted a survey of new clients attending the community family planning clinics to evaluate the

effect of the radio advertisements. Few persons (12 local residents and 11 nonlocal residents) called the helpline,

reflecting the fact that it was staffed only during weekday office hours while most of the spots were aired in the

evenings and weekends. Females were more likely to call the helpline than males (18 vs. 5). Most telephone callers

asked questions relating to family planning (13 vs. 7 for sexually transmitted diseases [STDs] and 3 general

inquiries). The family planning related inquiries largely concerned location of the local family planning service. Most

callers with STD-related inquiries wanted clinical advice. About 14.5% of the new clients of local family planning

clinics learned of the service through the radio spots. Males were more likely to be new clients than females

(male/female ratio = 2:1). This campaign should be expanded to more media channels and repeated. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT2T 3054-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Radio advertising of family planning services in an inner

city district. A pilot study.", is(are) Knox H; Kubba A. The source of this article is "British Journal of Family

Planning. 1995 Jan;20(4):130-1.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT2T 3054-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8054

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