. 2025 Jul 25;10:43. doi: 10.1186/s40834-025-00380-5

Table 6.

Associations with longer duration preference (12 or 24 months, vs. 6 months), among women who would consider using an LAI with the TPP (n = 951)

	% selecting 12- or 24-month duration (vs. 6-month)	OR (95% CI) p-value
Fertility intentions
Wants child within 2 years Doesn’t want child within next 2 years	34.2% 67.8%	4.00 (2.08, 7.69) p < 0.001
Wants child within next 5 years or unsure when Doesn’t want child within next 5 years	54.5% 71.0%	2.04 (1.52, 2.70) p < 0.001
Not very upset Very upset if found out she was pregnant	58.2% 72.6%	1.91 (1.45, 2.50) p < 0.001
Contraceptive preferences and history
Highly uncomfortable with hormonal contraception (0,1) Comfortable with hormonal contraception (2–5)	55.4% 69.9%	1.88 (1.39, 2.56) p < 0.001
High/some concern with non-reversibility Little/no concern with non-reversibility	54.1% 68.3%	1.82 (1.26, 2.63) p = 0.001
Did not previously discontinue a method due to unwanted effects on period Previously discontinued a method due to unwanted effects on period	68.7% 59.1%	0.66 (0.49, 0.90) p = 0.008
Did not previous discontinue a method due to difficulty getting more of it Previously discontinued a method due to difficulty getting more of the method	65.0% 76.8%	1.78 (1.13, 2.83) p = 0.014
Not currently using a hormonal method Currently using a hormonal method	58.1% 72.2%	1.87 (1.42, 2.45) p < 0.001
Not currently using a long-acting method Currently using a long-acting method^a	63.8% 79.6%	2.21 (1.45, 3.37) p < 0.001
Socio-demographic characteristics
Not Black/African American Black/African American	69.4% 59.5%	0.64 (0.49, 0.86) p = 0.003
Not White White	62.3% 68.7%	1.33 (1.01, 1.76) p = 0.043
Age 18–24 years Age 25–44 years	69.8% 63.5%	0.76 (0.58, 0.99) p = 0.043
No household poverty Household poverty	65.0% 72.8%	1.44 (0.99, 2.09) p = 0.052

% selecting 12- or 24-month duration (vs. 6-month)

OR (95% CI)
p-value

Fertility intentions

Wants child within 2 years

Doesn’t want child within next 2 years

34.2%

67.8%

4.00 (2.08, 7.69)

p < 0.001

Wants child within next 5 years or unsure when

Doesn’t want child within next 5 years

54.5%

71.0%

2.04 (1.52, 2.70)

p < 0.001

Not very upset

Very upset if found out she was pregnant

58.2%

72.6%

1.91 (1.45, 2.50)

p < 0.001

Contraceptive preferences and history

Highly uncomfortable with hormonal contraception (0,1)

Comfortable with hormonal contraception (2–5)

55.4%

69.9%

1.88 (1.39, 2.56)

p < 0.001

High/some concern with non-reversibility

Little/no concern with non-reversibility

54.1%

68.3%

1.82 (1.26, 2.63)

p = 0.001

Did not previously discontinue a method due to unwanted effects on period

Previously discontinued a method due to unwanted effects on period

68.7%

59.1%

0.66 (0.49, 0.90)

p = 0.008

Did not previous discontinue a method due to difficulty getting more of it

Previously discontinued a method due to difficulty getting more of the method

65.0%

76.8%

1.78 (1.13, 2.83)

p = 0.014

Not currently using a hormonal method

Currently using a hormonal method

58.1%

72.2%

1.87 (1.42, 2.45)

p < 0.001

Not currently using a long-acting method

Currently using a long-acting method^a

63.8%

79.6%

2.21 (1.45, 3.37)

p < 0.001

Socio-demographic characteristics

Not Black/African American

Black/African American

69.4%

59.5%

0.64 (0.49, 0.86)

p = 0.003

Not White

White

62.3%

68.7%

1.33 (1.01, 1.76)

p = 0.043

Age 18–24 years

Age 25–44 years

69.8%

63.5%

0.76 (0.58, 0.99)

p = 0.043

No household poverty

Household poverty

65.0%

72.8%

1.44 (0.99, 2.09)

p = 0.052

^a Long-acting methods included IUDs and implants