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If you work on a public sector health campaign, the chances are that someone else somewhere is working on the same issue. One Stop Shop offers health professionals a chance to share unpublished research and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour across a range of public health priorities.

If you work on a public sector health campaign, the chances are that someone else somewhere is working on the same issue. One Stop Shop offers health professionals a chance to share unpublished research and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour across a range of public health priorities.

Pilot interventions to increase the number of 18-24 year-olds carrying condoms: Evaluation research

To explore, through test activity in a pilot location, what interventions could increase the level of condom carrying amongst 18- to 24-year-olds. The strategy for the test is based on optimising carrying of condoms through:

  • Demonstrating that carrying a condom has currency/benefits
  • Distributing condoms for free

The overall objectives of this research were to demonstrate:

Contraception among 16+ women: Qualitative research with healthcare providers

The overall objective of the research was to inform decisions about the type and nature of marketing activity which should be undertaken in this field so that the service available to contraception users can be improved, and provision of the widest possible range of contraception options, including LARCs, effected.

Achieving this objective involved exploring:

 

Shingles vaccine: Qualitative research to inform the introduction of the Herpes Zoster vaccine and communications to encourage its take-up

The research was required to explore:

  • public understanding and views of shingles
  • reactions to the idea of a vaccine
  • how people relate it to the flu jab and other injections
  • the barriers to take-up
  • the benefits and motivations
  • the views of nurses

 

Hepatitis C: Creative development research targeting South Asian groups

Overall objective: To understand responses to the creative concepts.

More specifically, to identify:

Contraception among 16+ women: Qualitative research with users

The overall objective of the research with users was to understand the myths, knowledge and attitudes held by 16+ women (and males who influence their decisions) in relation to every form of contraception, identifying gaps or inaccuracies in their knowledge and seeking potential ways to motivate usage. In addition, the research needed to explore the acceptability amongst this audience of “double Dutch” – using a condom as well as another method of contraception, as a method of protecting against pregnancy and STIs.

Achieving these objectives involved exploring:

HPV attitudinal research

The overall research objectives were:

  • to understand how to most effectively communicate with 15-18 year old girls regarding the continuous catch up programme (Wave 1)
  • to understand the experiences of the immunisation programme and associated communications (Waves 2 and 3)

Chlamydia screening providers: Qualitative research

The overall objective of the research was to understand what will ‘move and motivate’ screening sites to proactively offer screening to young adults to the level required to meet targets (including capacity needs and needs for building in self-reliance and sustainability).

Sexual health 'retail therapy' pilot: Evaluation research

The main objective was to evaluate initial “design and content” ideas for the pilot to assist the development of intervention activity/processes that are as effective as possible.

Chlamydia screening and sexual health: Research with young people

The overall objective of this strand of the research was to inform the development of an appropriate and compelling marketing campaign that supports the NCSP and drives the target audience towards its use.

South Asian sexual health: Scoping study

The main objective for the scoping study amongst stakeholders was to provide insight into the attitudes and behaviour amongst young South Asians. More specifically, to gauge:

  • general attitudes to sex, sexual health and condoms;
  • current sexual behaviour amongst this target group and likely condom usage;
  • what types of interventions could create behaviour change;
  • whether further research is required to test hypotheses directly with the target group.