Table 3.
Multivariable associations between delay-causing obstacles to abortion care and stress, anxiety and depression among people seeking abortion in 2019 in four clinics in California, Illinois, and New Mexico (N = 784)
| Stress | Anxiety |
Depression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms (0-16) | Symptoms (0-21) | At risk of moderate to severe anxiety disorder | Symptoms (0-6) | At risk of major depressive disorder | |
| aPR (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | |
| Any delay-causing obstacles to abortion care | 1.18 (1.10-1.26)*** | 1.32 (1.24-1.40)*** | 1.40 (1.06-1.84)** | 1.33 (1.19-1.48)*** | 1.44 (1.09-1.90)** |
| Cost-related delays | 1.12 (1.05-1.19)*** | 1.25 (1.18-1.32)*** | 1.34 (1.03-1.74)* | 1.30 (1.17-1.45)*** | 1.49 (1.14-1.94)** |
| Access-related delays | 1.09 (1.02-1.16)** | 1.21 (1.14-1.29)*** | 1.29 (1.00-1.68)* | 1.19 (1.07-1.33)*** | 1.25 (0.96-1.62)* |
| Travel time-related delays | 1.10 (1.03-1.18)** | 1.30 (1.23-1.38)*** | 1.33 (1.02-1.74)* | 1.31 (1.17-1.46)*** | 1.41 (1.08-1.85)** |
aPR, adjusted prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval.
All analyses are multivariable Poisson regression models using multiple imputation and adjust for ability to come up with $2000 for an unexpected need, relationship with man involved in the pregnancy, pregnancy intentions, gestational duration, seeking abortion due to fetal anomaly, maternal health concerns, or rape, recruitment site, history of depression or anxiety, history of ACEs, and history of problem substance use.
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p < 0.001.
**
p < 0.01.
*
p < 0.05.