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Facebook as a follow-up tool for women with criminal justice histories

Ashlyn Lipnicky (Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA)
Patricia J. Kelly (School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Megha Ramaswamy (Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA)

International Journal of Prisoner Health

ISSN: 1744-9200

Article publication date: 8 April 2020

Issue publication date: 7 May 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to measure Facebook (FB) use as a tool for maintaining research contact with hard-to-reach women with criminal justice histories.

Design/methodology/approach

Retrospective data were analyzed from a jail health intervention. Bivariate analysis compared the rates of follow-up between FB group users and non-FB group users at one post-intervention time point. Multivariate models explored predictors for FB group follow-up.

Findings

Among 184 participants, 89 (48.4%) used the private research FB group. This group was more likely to complete the follow-up survey one year after enrollment compared to non-FB group users (P = 0.002). Regression analyses showed that, compared to non-FB group users, FB group users were more likely to be younger and have a history of sexually transmitted infections.

Practical implications

FB is popular among women with criminal justice histories. Use of this social media site with study participants from hard-to-reach populations may enhance study retention.

Originality/value

This paper fills a gap in examining the long-term use of FB as a research strategy to maintain contain with typically hard-to-reach populations.

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Citation

Lipnicky, A., Kelly, P.J. and Ramaswamy, M. (2020), "Facebook as a follow-up tool for women with criminal justice histories", International Journal of Prisoner Health, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 117-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-08-2019-0042

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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