Table 1.
Characteristics of the individuals who obtained synchronous and asynchronous telehealth medication abortion care
| Characteristics | Overall | Synchronous | Asynchronous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
n = 6,034 (100.0%) |
n = 1,674 (27.7%) |
n = 4,360 (72.3%) |
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| n (column %) | n (row %) | P | ||
| Patient age at abortion intake | ||||
| 16–17 years | 30 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 30 (100.0%) | <0.001 |
| 18–19 years | 246 (4.1%) | 51 (20.7%) | 195 (79.3%) | |
| 20–24 years | 1,215 (20.1%) | 324 (26.7%) | 891 (73.3%) | |
| 25–29 years | 1,505 (24.9%) | 422 (28.0%) | 1,083 (72.0%) | |
| 30–34 years | 1,587 (26.3%) | 476 (30.0%) | 1,111 (70.0%) | |
| >34 years | 1,451 (24.0%) | 401 (27.6%) | 1,050 (72.4%) | |
| Race, ethnicity or ethnic grouping | ||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 35 (0.6%) | 9 (25.7%) | 26 (74.3%) | <0.001 |
| Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 271 (4.5%) | 48 (17.7%) | 223 (82.3%) | |
| Black or African American | 413 (6.8%) | 170 (41.2%) | 243 (58.8%) | |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 339 (5.6%) | 135 (39.8%) | 204 (60.2%) | |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 25 (0.4%) | 5 (20.0%) | 20 (80.0%) | |
| White | 2,491 (41.3%) | 746 (29.9%) | 1,745 (70.1%) | |
| Multiracial | 390 (6.5%) | 100 (25.6%) | 290 (74.4%) | |
| Unknown | 2,070 (34.3%) | 461 (22.3%) | 1,609 (77.7%) | |
| Urbanicity | ||||
| Suburban or rural | 600 (9.9%) | 189 (31.5%) | 411 (68.5%) | 0.030 |
| Urban | 5,434 (90.1%) | 1,485 (27.3%) | 3,949 (72.7%) | |
| Previous abortion | ||||
| No previous abortion | 3,053 (50.6%) | 945 (31.0%) | 2,108 (69.0%) | <0.001 |
| One or more previous abortions | 1,523 (25.2%) | 574 (37.7%) | 949 (62.3%) | |
| Unknown | 1,458 (24.2%) | 155 (10.6%) | 1,303 (89.4%) | |
| Previous births | ||||
| No previous birth | 2,325 (38.5%) | 721 (31.0%) | 1,604 (69.0%) | <0.001 |
| One or more previous births | 2,144 (35.5%) | 879 (41.0%) | 1,265 (59.0%) | |
| Unknown | 1,565 (25.9%) | 74 (4.7%) | 1,491 (95.3%) | |
| Pregnancy duration at abortion intake | ||||
| <35 days | 1,732 (28.7%) | 566 (32.7%) | 1,166 (67.3%) | <0.001a |
| 35–49 days | 3,356 (55.6%) | 960 (28.6%) | 2,396 (71.4%) | |
| 50–56 days | 583 (9.7%) | 147 (25.2%) | 436 (74.8%) | |
| 57–63 days | 261 (4.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 260 (99.6%) | |
| 64–70 days | 98 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) | 98 (100.0%) | |
| Unknown | 4 (0.1%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (100.0%) | |
| Had confirmatory pre-abortion ultrasonography | ||||
| No pre-abortion ultrasonography | 5,548 (91.9%) | 1,527 (27.5%) | 4,021 (72.5%) | 0.198 |
| Had pre-abortion ultrasonography | 486 (8.1%) | 147 (30.2%) | 339 (69.8%) | |
| Known abortion outcome | ||||
| Abortion outcome unknown | 1,580 (26.2%) | 256 (16.2%) | 1,324 (30.4%) | <0.001 |
| Abortion outcome known | 4,454 (73.8%) | 1,418 (31.8%) | 3,036 (69.6%) | |
aP value was derived from a two-sided Fisher’s exact test.
P values were derived from two-sided chi-squared tests, unless otherwise noted.