Reproductive Bodylore: the role of vernacular knowledge in women's contraceptive decision-making

意外怀孕仍然是一个公共卫生问题，但我们对妇女避孕选择的影响仍然知之甚少。现有的研究需要更多地了解女性的非正式社会网络对避孕选择的影响。也就是说，故事、轶事、“朋友的朋友”的故事、谣言、个人经历叙述和其他非正式的交流。本项目将民间传说研究与健康研究结合起来，探索民间关于生殖身体和避孕的知识，具有重要意义。一种独特的创新和新颖的方法-目前在英国没有关于该主题的现有研究，只有非常有限的国际关注。该项目解决的问题是：白话知识如何影响妇女的避孕选择和调解她们的生育控制经验？它有几个目标：1)探索和记录最大可能范围的关于生殖体和避孕的白话知识2)对这些数据进行解释，分析和理论化关于避孕的白话知识是如何在友谊和亲属群体之间传播的，以及它如何影响态度、行为和经验3)参与政策和实践，并加强从业者对女性生殖体白话知识的理解。并提出改善服务的适当建议。为了实现这些目标，将采用包括两个工作包和一个传播阶段在内的多环节办法。工作包1将涉及重新分析以前Victoria Newton （PI）和Lesley Hoggart （Co-I）就妇女避孕药具使用和生殖控制（如支持案例中所列）所进行的一些研究的项目数据。这种重新分析将为WP2中收集新的定性数据的主题指南的制定提供信息。通过这种方式，新的研究将牢固地建立在2010年以来在英国开展的研究的基础上。它将提供一个坚实的平台，为WP2开发可靠和知情的研究工具（“提示主题”）。工作包2是为PI （VN）在英格兰公共卫生部（PHE）安排的工作。这条链涉及参与性研究，将涉及咨询，包括与多达20名非专业研究人员一起工作，这些研究人员将通过公共卫生部的网络招募。志愿者研究人员将在他们自己的友谊/亲属关系和社会网络中进行访谈和焦点小组。他们还会搜索媒体/社交媒体报道。来自这条链的数据将通过开放大学的开放获取数据档案（ORDO）以数字方式提供。实习还包括通过6-8个焦点小组与英国各地诊所的临床医生分享研究结果和实践意义。WP2将在民俗学会举行的为期一天的研讨会上达到高潮。传播：项目最终将在伦敦的一个公共空间共同举办公众参与展览——项目合作伙伴的地理位置（英国公共卫生部和民俗协会）。展览将由The Liminal Space设计策划。生殖身体展览将是互动的，参观者将被邀请围绕“我听说....”的主题，提供他们自己关于避孕的想法和故事。展览的目的是揭开避孕故事的神秘面纱，并邀请人们参与其中。该展览还将在性健康从业者会议上展出，例如FIAPAC和RCOG，以促进关于非正式沟通、错误信息和个人避孕选择的辩论。

Unintended pregnancy remains a Public Health concern, yet we still do not know enough about the influences on women's contraceptive choices. Existing research calls for more insight about the influences of women's informal social networks on contraceptive choice. That is - stories, anecdotes, 'friend of a friend' tales, rumor, personal experience narratives and other informal communications. This project is highly significant in that it explores vernacular knowledge about the reproductive body and contraception through drawing together folklore studies and health research. An approach which is uniquely innovative and novel - there is at present no existing study on the topic in the UK and only very limited international focus.The project addresses the question: How does vernacular knowledge influence women's contraceptive choices and mediate their experiences of reproductive control? It has a number of aims: 1) To explore and document the greatest possible range of vernacular knowledge about the reproductive body and contraception 2) To offer an interpretation of this data, analysing and theorising how vernacular knowledge about contraception is transmitted between friendship and kinship groups, and how it may influence attitudes, behaviour, and experience 3) To engage with policy and practice and to enhance practitioner understandings about women's vernacular knowledge of the reproductive body, and to make appropriate suggestions for improving services.In seeking to address these aims a multistrand approach comprising two Work Packages and a dissemination stage will be employed.Work Package 1 will involve re-analysis of project data from a number of previous studies Victoria Newton (PI) and Lesley Hoggart (Co-I) have undertaken on women's contraceptive use and reproductive control (as listed in the case for support). This re-analysis will inform the development of the topic guides for the gathering of new qualitative data in WP2. In this way, the new research will be firmly grounded in research undertaken in the UK since 2010. It will provide a solid platform from which to develop robust and informed research tools (the 'prompt topics') for WP2.Work Package 2 is a placement for the PI (VN) at Public Health England (PHE). This strand involves participatory research and will involve consulting with, including and working together with up to 20 lay researchers, who will be recruited via PHE's networks. Volunteer researchers will undertake interviews and focus groups among their own friendship/kinship and social networks. They will also search for media/social media stories stories. Data from this strand will be made available digitally via the Open University's Open Access Data Archive (ORDO).The placement will also involve sharing findings and implications for practice via 6-8 focus groups with clinicians at clinic sites across the UK. WP2 will culminate in a one-day symposium at The Folklore Society. Dissemination: The project will culminate in a Public Engagement exhibition co-hosted in a public space in London - the geographic location of project partners (Public Health England and The Folklore Society). The exhibition will be designed and curated by The Liminal Space. The Reproductive Bodylore exhibition will be interactive and visitors will be invited to contribute their own thoughts and stories about contraception around the theme of 'I heard that....' The aim of the exhibition will be to demystify stories of contraception and invite engagement. The exhibition will also be showcased at sexual health practitioner conferences - eg, FIAPAC and RCOG to promote debate around informal communication, misinformation and individual contraceptive choice.