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California's Refugee Reproductive Health Network (ReproNet): Engaging Refugee Women in Research Partnerships

  • Funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $149,996

  • Funder

    Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

  • Principal Investigator

    PhD. Heike Thiel de Bocanegra

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of California-Irvine

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Internally Displaced and Migrants

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

California has accepted more refugees and holders of special immigrant visas than any other US state since 2002. The enhancement aims to assess the use of digital media and its potential for refugee women's education and utilization of reproductive health among six refugee communities and pilot virtual group meetings (VGMs) to engage refugee women on reproductive health issues. Stakeholder members of the ReproNet network will pilot three types of virtual interactions, tailored to the digital readiness of refugee communities, on COVID-19 in general and its impact on access to prenatal care, contraception, cervical cancer and breast cancer screening, and stressors on domestic relationships. We will compare feasibility, accessibility, and comfort with VGMs across six refugee groups.