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messages relevant to undergraduates can improve their sexual
consent understanding and intentions to obtain sexual consent
before engaging in sex with a partner.
Sources of Support: The Office of Student Affairs at the university
where the campaign was implemented provided financial support
for the campaign.
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WILLINGNESS
TO
PARTICIPATE
IN
A
HYPOTHETICAL MICROBICIDE CLINICAL TRIAL:
CHANGES
IN
ADOLESCENT-PARENT
DISCORDANCE OVER TIME
Ariel de Roche, BS 1, Christine Mauro, PhD 2, Marina Catallozzi, MD 1,
Jane Chang, MD 3, Carmen Radecki Breitkopf, PhD 4,
Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD 1.
1
Columbia University Medical Center; 2Columbia University,
Mailman School of Public Health; 3Weill Cornell Medical College;
4
Mayo Clinic.
Purpose: Changes in cognitive and psycho-social development
during adolescence can lead to increased conflict with parents
regarding autonomy and decision-making. These changes and
resulting potential for disagreement could be evident in decisionmaking about clinical trial participation if it requires adolescent
assent and parent permission/consent. We sought to describe
patterns of adolescent-parent concordance/discordance regarding
willingness to participate (WTP) in a hypothetical clinical trial over
one year.
Methods: Adolescent (14-17 years) and parent dyads completed a
questionnaire assessing WTP in a hypothetical microbicide safety
study at baseline and one year later. WTP was rated on a 6-point
Likert scale and dichotomized into being likely to participate or not
regardless of the strength of the opinion. The dyads were characterized as: (1) concordant in being unlikely to participate; (2)
concordant in being likely to participate; (3) discordant, only the
adolescent being likely to participate; and (4) discordant, only the
parent being likely to have their adolescent participate.
Results: Of the 298 adolescent-parent dyads, the adolescents were
62% female, 53% 16-17 years old; the parents were 92% female and
71% Hispanic. With regards to baseline WTP, overall 61% (n ¼ 181)
of adolescents and 52% (n ¼ 155) of parents were likely to participate and 44% of dyads were discordant, regardless of direction.
Sixty four (21%) were concordant in being unlikely; 102 (34%) were
concordant in being likely, 79 (27%) were discordant with only the
adolescent WTP, and 53 (18%) were discordant with only the
parent being WTP. At the one year follow-up, 246 dyads (83%)
returned of which 56% (n ¼ 136) of adolescents and 57% (n ¼ 139)
of parents agreed to participate. Overall, 30% were discordant,
regardless of direction. At follow-up, 141 (57%) of dyads remained
the same with regards to the category of concordance/discordance.
A small number (n ¼ 6, 2%) stayed concordant but both individuals
changed their likelihood of participating. Eight (3%) remained
discordant, but both participants switched the direction of their
likelihood of participating. Thirty (12%) were concordant at baseline, and one member of the dyad switched the direction of his/her
answer at follow-up. Sixty-one (25%) were discordant at baseline
and were concordant at follow-up, of which 36 switched to agree
with the adolescents’ initial answer. There were no adolescent age
differences between dyads whose concordance changed or stayed
the same, suggesting that age alone was not explanatory.
Conclusions: Although more dyads were in agreement, discordance was common at baseline. Slightly over half of dyads’ likelihood of participation and patterns of concordance/discordance
remained the same at the one year follow-up. There were a variety
of patterns of change in concordance/discordance observed, with
more dyads becoming concordant than becoming discordant.
Future research should determine if there are specific experiences
in an adolescent’s developmental trajectory that are associated
with each pattern. This information could be used to support
parents and adolescents to negotiate clinical trial participation and
decision-making within adolescents’ emerging autonomy.
Sources of Support: Not applicable.
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TREATMENT MODALITIES IN ADOLESCENTS WHO
PRESENT WITH HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING
TASNEEM ALAQZAM, MD, VERONICA FLOOD,
MD, SEEMA MENON, MD MEDICAL COLLEGE OF
WISCONSIN,
DIVISION
OF
ADOLESCENT
MEDICINE
Tasneem Saleh Alaqzam, MD, Veronica H. Flood, MD,
SeemaMenon, MD.
Medical College of Wisconsin.
Purpose: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is reported to affect
between 10%-40% of adolescents worldwide. Adolescents with
HMB experience significant bleeding which requires hospitalization and blood transfusion. There is no consensus regarding the
best treatment for adolescents with HMB. Objectives of this study
are to assess the most effective option to achieve menstrual stability in the setting of underlying Bleeding Disorders (BD). Additionally, this study sought to determine the relationship of BD to
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA).
Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients
with HMB presenting to a multidisciplinary menorrhagia clinic at a
tertiary pediatric facility, between 11/2012 and 04/2015. This study
included 10-21 year old females seen for a HMB consultation.
Exclusion criteria were: >age 21, RBC disorders, and cancer. Study
variables included age of menarche, reported bleeding diathesis,
baseline hemoglobin, lowest recorded hemoglobin, presence of
IDA, requirement for blood transfusion, hormonal treatment
methods, achievement of menstrual suppression. Descriptive statistics and t-test were used in analysis.
Results: 76 subjects with HMB were identified with a mean age of
14.4 years (+/- 2.18). A BD was found in 34 (46%) of the 73 patients;
26 were diagnosed with von Willebrand Disease (VWD), 8 were
diagnosed with platelet function defects (PFD). Hypothalamic
immaturity, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), and unknown cause accounted for HMB in 42 subjects. There was no
difference in hemoglobin between subjects with and without VWD
(hemoglobin 11.9 vs 11.0, p¼NS), PFD (12.8 vs 11.0, p¼NS), or ITP
(10.7 vs 11.4, p¼NS). When all subjects with BD were combined,
there was still no significant difference in mean hemoglobin (12.0
vs 10.6, p¼NS). Admission with transfusion occur in 20% (n¼15)
subjects; 12(80%); had no BD and 3(20%) had VWD. All subjects
were screened for IDA. A mean hemoglobin of 9.0 g/dl was noted
for subjects with IDA, and 13.2 g/dl for subjects without IDA
(p<0.001). Only 8/26 (31%) subjects with VWD and 3/8 (37%)
subjects with PFD had IDA. Of the 34 subjects with BD, 25 (73%)
used combined birth control pills (COC), 17 (50%) used medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), 9 (26%) used LNG- IUD, 5 (15%)
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used norethindrone, and 5 (15%) used transdermal contraceptive
patch. Achievement of menstrual suppression was: 89% with LNGIUD, 80% with transdermal contraceptive patch, 60% with norethindrone, 48% with COC, and 47% with DMPA. 8 subjects (24%) with
BD were treated with antifibrinolytic; 100% achieved menstrual
suppression.
Conclusions: Given the high frequencies of BD identified in this
study, suspicion should be high in adolescents with HMB. Although
prevalence of HMB is high in adolescents with BD, they are less
likely to present with severe anemia requiring blood transfusion.
COC are commonly used for menstrual suppression; our retrospective cohort demonstrated a high failure rate. Hormonal IUDs
may provide improved menstrual suppression, but larger prospective studies will be needed to confirm these findings. Further
studies are needed to investigate quality of life associated with
these treatment modalities.
Sources of Support: Minjarez DA, Bradshaw KD. Abnormal uterine
bleeding in adolescents. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2000 Mar.
27(1):63-78.
198.
EXPERIENCES OF EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGE
IN CONAKRY, GUINEA: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Yvette Efevbera, MS.
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Purpose: In Guinea, West Africa, 1 in 2 women marry before the
age of 18. Marriages may be arranged by families, sometimes
without the woman’s consent. These phenomena, referred to as
child/early marriage and forced marriage, are believed to impact
women’s well-being and health, though limited evidence exists in
the African context. This exploratory study qualitatively explored
perceptions of the social construct of marriage, and its relationship
to health and well-being, among ever-married women in Conakry,
Guinea.
Methods: This study was rooted in Grounded Theory. Participants
included 4 married women, recruited using purposive sampling,
who consented to participate in two individual interviews. Semistructured interview guides were used, developed from results of a
quantitative study on marriage and child health (Efevbera, Bhabha,
Farmer, and Fink, in progress). Observation of participants’
everyday lives, and participant observation, were also conducted
with consent. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and translated, and open coding was used for analysis. Consent was obtained
from participants and local leaders. Ethics approval was obtained
from the Harvard Longwood Medical Area Institutional Review
Board and Guinea’s Committee National D’Ethique Pour La
Recherche en Sante (CNRES). This study was conducted from June
to August 2016.
Results: Women’s perceptions and experiences of marriage in
their society varied substantially. Three women described their
own age of marriage as “early,” as they married at 15, 16, 17 years
respectively, and two described their marriage as “forced,”
including one who married at 25 years. All participants described
that women are expected to marry when they are “of age,” which
varied from after puberty for one participant to after completing
education for others. They consistently described that marriage is
between families, not individuals. All of the women described that
they felt obligated to marry for family, economic, and cultural
reasons. Only one woman spoke positively overall about her
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marriage. When asked about the influence of marriage on health,
all of the women discussed the greater likelihood of complications
in pregnancy, which they described may also affect the children.
Two women shared painful memories of repeated physical and
sexual abuse from their husbands. None of the women said they
would want a daughter of theirs to get married at the age or in the
way that they did. All of the women interviewed described their
children as their successes, regardless of the experiences of their
marriages. They related their perceptions to cultural norms and
expectations: a young woman is supposed to marry and produce
children. Many illustrated how their children’s lives are somehow
better than their own, whether they married at a later age, or had
the opportunity to complete schooling regardless of gender.
Conclusions: This exploratory study of multiple, in-depth interviews with women who experienced early or forced marriages
reveals that from their experiences, these marriages do affect wellbeing and health. This study also established feasibility of qualitatively exploring a culturally-sensitive topic. This is the first
known study to qualitatively explore these perceptions in-depth in
the context of Guinea.
Sources of Support: Harvard University.
199.
PREVALENCE
OF
CARDIOMETABOLIC
ABNORMALITIES IN A CLINICAL SAMPLE OF
YOUNG WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY
SYNDROME
Holly C. Gooding, MD, MPH 1, Frank Stortini, MAT 2, Patrick J. Henke,
MSc 3, Amy D. DiVasta, MD 2.
1
Boston Children’s Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital; 2Boston
Children’s Hospital; 3Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Purpose: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 6-8% of
reproductive-aged women and is associated with significant cardiometabolic morbidity in adulthood, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes. Optimal methods of identification and
treatment of adolescent PCOS and its associated comorbidities are
still debated, and thus are highly amenable to quality improvement
via a Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan
(SCAMP). Using a PCOS SCAMP, we sought to elucidate which
testing for metabolic abnormalities should be performed during
adolescence.
Methods: From June 2012 to June 2016, we screened 249 females
ages 11-25 years who presented to an outpatient adolescent and
young adult practice with irregular menses, hirsutism, or hyperandrogenism for SCAMP participation. Clinicians collected data on
medical history, physical exam findings, and laboratory results.
Diagnostic tests were ordered based upon evidence-based or
consensus-based algorithms developed for the SCAMP; providers
noted where they deviated from SCAMP recommendations due to
clinical judgment or patient preference.
Results: Forty-four patients (18%) were overweight and 96 (39%)
were obese. Sixty-two percent had acne, 56% had hirsuitism, and
27% had acanthosis nigricans. Laboratory data were available for
183 patients (74% of those screened). Ten percent (n¼24) had
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), defined as a fasting plasma
glucose level 100 mg/dL, a 2-hour plasma glucose level 140 mg/
dL on an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), or a HbA1c 5.7%.
Seventy-five percent (18 of 24) of those diagnosed with IGT met
criteria due to an abnormal HbA1c, while 42% (10 of 24) met
criteria due to an abnormality noted on OGTT. Nine (2%) patients