Johns Hopkins researchers would like to invite your organization to participate in a survey study which is trying to determine people’s thoughts and opinions towards virginity testing, also known as hymen testing. This study is polling both the general population and healthcare providers.
Please click the link below to find the survey, which will take no more than 5 minutes to complete.
Click here to complete!
Although you may not directly benefit from completing this survey, you may experience satisfaction from helping doctors and researchers gain knowledge about virginity testing. Your answers will help researchers learn more about people’s beliefs and feelings towards virginity testing, determine its prevalence in the United States, and study its effects on mental and physical health. Lastly, this will help doctors discuss virginity testing with patients in the future. Risks include psychological distress from answering questions related to your personal or medical history.
Participation in the survey is completely voluntary and all questions in the survey are optional. All data will be anonymous and will be de-identified for analysis purposes. This survey has been approved by the Johns Hopkins Institutional Review Board (IRB: 00281681). Your choice to participate in this survey or the answers you provide will not affect the care you receive at Johns Hopkins Hospital or at any other institution. Please answer each question to your best ability.
PLEASE NOTE: Your completion of the survey or questionnaire will serve as your consent to participate in this research study, and certification that you are 18 years old or older.
Sincerely,
Dr. James Segars
Study Principal Investigator
Professor and Director,
Division of Reproductive Sciences & Women’s Health Research
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 624
Baltimore, MD 21205
Email: jsegars2@jhmi.edu
Phone: 410-614-2000, Fax: 410-614-7060
IRB Application Number: IRB00281681
