Focus on: Sexual health and birth control

Salford has more people with sexual infections and young girls getting pregnant than many other parts of England. More women in Salford are choosing to end their pregnancies (27.7 out of every 1,000 women) than the average in England (20.7 out of every 1,000 women). Also, fewer women in Salford are using a type of birth control that lasts a long time (28.7 out of every 1,000 women) compared to the average in England (44.1 out of every 1,000 women).
A photo of contraceptives, such as condoms, the combined pill and the coil

This project wants to find out why these numbers are so different to the rest of the country. We also want to learn about the services that people in Salford use for sexual health and birth control. 

How to get involved

To help us gain this understanding, we have created a questionnaire that will ask about your thoughts on help and support with sexual health and birth control, whether you have used these services, any difficulties you faced, and your ideas for making these services easier to use. You will need to be a resident in Salford to take part and it’s all anonymous, no one will know who you are. The results will be used in a report for the whole city, and the suggestions will be shared with health leaders in Salford and Greater Manchester.  The questionnaire closes 20 September 2024.

Fill in the questionnaire

  • Online: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/shbcsurvey
  • Paper copy:  call us on 0161 960 0316 to request a paper copy to be posted out to you or download and print the PDF file below
  • Call us: 0161 960 0316 and chat through your answers with us

Community groups

  • Are you a community group that would like to host one of our focus group sessions on this project?  There may be a small amount of grant funding available and we will support you throughout the process.  Call us on 0161 960 0316 to chat further.

Downloads

Download a copy of the survey below and return it to us the following ways:

Freepost RTXT-ZTBY-XZJK, Healthwatch Salford, The Old Town Hall, 5 Irwell Place, Eccles, MANCHESTER, M30 0FN. 

info@healthwatchsalford.co.uk 

Sexual health and birth control survey