Table 1 Recruitment strategies as reported by the women in Edmonton and Calgary
From: The most effective strategy for recruiting a pregnancy cohort: a tale of two cities
City | Edmonton | Calgary |
|---|---|---|
Strategy | Number (%) | Number (%) |
172/1200 (14) | 1028/1200 (86) | |
Recruitment in medical offices by physicians and office staff | 35 (22.0) | 276 (33.6) |
Recruitment at medical/ultrasound clinics by APrON staff | 4 (2.5) | 180 (21.9) |
Poster/Pamphlet in medical offices, ultrasound clinics, play group etc. | 19 (12.0) | 108 (13.2) |
Word of mouth from participants; family or friends who are not participants, or from a university employee | 37 (23.3) | 48 (5.9) |
Media – newspaper, magazine | 12 (7.5) | 7 (0.9) |
Media – TV, radio | 20 (12.6) | 19 (2.3) |
Internet – list servers (Health Notes) and others | 20 (12.6) | 1 (0.1) |
Internet – APrON website | 9 (5.7) | 12 (1.5) |
Other | 3 (1.9) | 170 (20.7)* |
Total | 159 (100) | 821 (100) |