My name is Rose Hartzell, and I am a doctoral candidate in health behavior at Indiana University. My dissertation study is “A Theory-Based Approach to Understanding Safer Sexual Behavior in Baby Boomer Women.” I’m looking for women to participate in an anonymous, web-based study exploring the relationship between safer sex information, motivation, and behavioral skills and safer sexual behavior in baby boomer women.

In order to be eligible you must be a woman who:
• was born between 1946-1964
• self-identifies as heterosexual
• is divorced, widowed, or have not been married for the last 3 years
• resides in the United States and is English speaking
• has had sexual intercourse (penile-vaginal) at least once in the last 3 years

You will not be asked for any identifying information in the questionnaire. I will not be collecting IP addresses with your questionnaire data, so I will have no way to trace your responses back to your identity. Once you have completed the questionnaire you will have the option of exiting the survey or entering a new URL in which you can enter your e-mail address to have a chance of winning 1 of 4 $100 Visa Gift cards.

I hope you will enjoy participating in this important new research. If you are eligible and are interested in completing the questionnaire please clink on the link below.

http://www.surveyshare.com/survey/take/?sid=86241

The questionnaire will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. You may choose to participate in the study at another time if you would like. If so, please complete the questionnaire within the next two weeks.

Thank you for your interest and feel free to e-mail the questionnaire to any other women that you think may be eligible and interested in participating as well. Thanks again!

Sincerely,
Rose Hartzell
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Applied Health Science
rhartzel@indiana.edu

Please fill this out if you get the chance!! Thanks!

Thanks to all those who have participated so far! I still need over 200 participants in order to complete the study so if you are eligible please participate!

Rose, keep senidng us something for the weekly update because many of the women in the NABBW don't frequent the forums.