Sept 2013 Question 3:
3. A barrier to this study was the
small sample size and limited ability to generalize to a larger population.
Create and describe a study that could be conducted to help broaden this topic
further.
posted by Courtney Markey @ 7:33 PM
9 comments
9 Comments:
In order to make this study larger and able to be generalized to the larger population, I would recruit WIC participants. As this study stated, 52% of the population was already involved in WIC. By recruiting this population, it narrows the larger population down to more specific targets (pregnant, low income) without getting so small that it cannot be generalized.
I agree with Kaitlin. Pursuing this research with WIC participants is an excellent idea as many WIC participants meet the inclusion criteria. In addition, WIC is a resource offered all of the United States, so other at-risk pregnant women with low income may be included (e.g., other races, other ethnicities, rural).
Not only would I recruit WIC participants, but also expectant mothers on any form of public aid. This way the search could be broader. I don't know if it would be possible, but offering some form of compensation to the participants would be a great incentive.
Sarah S said...
I would try to find further participants for the study in order to broaden it. As has already been stated I would try to recruit pregnant women who are on any kind of public aid. I would definitely continue to compensate the participants, as this will help recruit more people.
The study wasn't generalizable because the population was specifically low-income, African-American child bearing women. To help broaden the topic, other populations could be sought after in order to gain additional information. To make it more of a large scale sample size, the same population could be used, but using a quantitative approach like a survey and distribute it to numerous WIC agencies to gather more responses.
I think everyone has shared some great ideas so far. Reaching out not only to WIC, but all women on public aid as Carly suggested would be a great way to recruit additional participants.
Emily's idea to use a survey to recruit a similar population that this study used would be effective too.
I would have to agree with everyone that using WIC would be ideal for this situation. I do think that it could be helpful to get women from different areas of the country who are on public aid or participating in WIC. I feel that this would allow for a broader range of participants because they will be from different communities.
I would create a written questionnaire with similar questions to be distributed to pregnant women at different WIC clinics throughout the country. I would stratify the results by race, socioeconomic status, and what region of the country participants are from. With a wider sample results could be more generalized and areas where food deserts exist be addressed with programs such as food mobiles.
I like the idea of reaching out to the women utilizing WIC and also other aid. However, like Emily stated that still limits the participant pool. I think I would also try to put out information about the study at OBGYN offices for mothers who are possibly not receiving aid.
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