{"id":49,"date":"2024-06-11T12:09:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T00:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2024-06-11T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T04:46:42","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/menstrual-apps-research\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve found out some fascinating information about how people are using apps. Words people associate with period-tracking apps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/files\/2024\/06\/Menstrual-app-wordcloud-2022_05_25-1536x960-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/files\/2024\/06\/Menstrual-app-wordcloud-2022_05_25-1536x960-1-300x188.png\" alt=\"Wordcloud showing words associated with period tracking apps\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/files\/2024\/06\/Menstrual-app-wordcloud-2022_05_25-1536x960-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/files\/2024\/06\/Menstrual-app-wordcloud-2022_05_25-1536x960-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/files\/2024\/06\/Menstrual-app-wordcloud-2022_05_25-1536x960-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/files\/2024\/06\/Menstrual-app-wordcloud-2022_05_25-1536x960-1-1200x750.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/files\/2024\/06\/Menstrual-app-wordcloud-2022_05_25-1536x960-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Our most recent research about the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ntrw\/menstrual-app-medical-information\/\">menstrual app medical information<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/ajo.13781\">how menstrual apps could be useful for in\/fertility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2667321522000191\">\u201cWhat if it\u2019s wrong?\u201d Ovulation and Fertility Understanding of Menstrual App Users<\/a> has been published in the journal <em>Social Science &amp; Medicine: Qualitative Research in Health<\/em>. It\u2019s free and open-access!<\/p>\n<div id=\"abs0015\" class=\"abstract author-highlights\" lang=\"en\">\n<h5 class=\"section-title u-h3 u-margin-l-top u-margin-xs-bottom\">Highlights<\/h5>\n<div id=\"abssec0015\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"p0015\">Menstrual app users appreciate predictions of ovulation.<\/li>\n<li>App users are unsure how predictions are made and are concerned about accuracy.<\/li>\n<li id=\"p0025\">Some app users rely on app predictions to avoid pregnancy.<\/li>\n<li>App users need accurate information about menstrual cycles and variability.<\/li>\n<li id=\"p0030\">App predictions must be evaluated and explained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/14614448211040245\">Periods as Powerful Data: User Understandings of Menstrual App Data and Information<\/a> is published in the journal <em>New Media and Society<\/em>. These results were also presented at the <a href=\"https:\/\/datajusticelab.org\/data-justice-2021\/\">Data Justice 2021<\/a> conference.<\/p>\n<p>Our interviews with twenty-five menstrual app users across Aotearoa New Zealand found that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some participants only track their period, while others track additional symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>Participants appreciated having a choice of data to track, and they entered quite a lot of data into their apps.<\/li>\n<li>Most participants had not given much thought to their data, viewing it as uninteresting and unproblematic.<\/li>\n<li>A small group were concerned by the data risks and managed this in several ways.<\/li>\n<li>Most participants supported using data for menstrual health research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our research demonstrates a need for digital literacy. We would like to see limits on the use of menstruation information, where menstruators themselves are controlling and benefiting from their data.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also been featured in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/448387\/some-menstrual-tracking-app-predictions-not-accurate-new-research-suggests\">RNZ web report<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/morningreport\/audio\/2018806585\/concerns-over-popularity-of-possibly-inaccurate-menstrual-tracking-apps\">audio report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve found out some fascinating information about how people are using apps. Words people associate with period-tracking apps: Our most recent research about the role of menstrual app medical information and how menstrual apps could be useful for in\/fertility. \u201cWhat if it\u2019s wrong?\u201d Ovulation and Fertility Understanding of Menstrual App Users has been published in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19358,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/menstrualapps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}