Table 2.
Bivariate Associations of Participant Characteristics with Preferred Provider Specialty for Abortion and Miscarriage Care
| Prefer family planning specialist for abortiona n = 87 (52.7%) | p Valueb | Prefer family planning specialist for miscarriagea n = 54 (32.7%) | p Valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion appointment | 33 (61.1) | 0.13 | 18 (33.3) | 0.91 |
| Nonabortion appointment | 54 (48.7) | 36 (32.4) | ||
| Age | 30 [22, 44] | 0.36 | 29 [25, 37] | 0.46 |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.50 | 0.85 | ||
| Hispanic | 9 (39.1) | 8 (34.8) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 39 (52.7) | 23 (31.1) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 28 (57.1) | 15 (30.6) | ||
| Non-Hispanic other race | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | ||
| Marital status | 0.67 | 0.79 | ||
| Single, never married | 51 (51.5) | 32 (32.3) | ||
| Married | 20 (62.5) | 9 (28.1) | ||
| Not married, living with partner | 10 (47.6) | 8 (38.1) | ||
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 6 (50.0) | 5 (41.7) | ||
| Highest education | 0.03 | 0.15 | ||
| Less than high school diploma | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | ||
| High school diploma or GED | 16 (34.8) | 9 (19.6) | ||
| Some college, trade/tech school | 33 (64.7) | 22 (43.1) | ||
| College degree | 24 (61.5) | 14 (35.9) | ||
| Master’s degree or higher | 11 (55.0) | 6 (30.0) | ||
| Reproductive history | ||||
| Ever abortion | 48 (57.8) | 0.19 | 28 (33.7) | 0.78 |
| Parous (any delivery >20 weeks) | 46 (49.5) | 0.34 | 30 (32.3) | 0.88 |
| Ever miscarriage | 29 (54.7) | 0.73 | 17 (32.1) | 0.90 |
| Political party | 0.02 | 0.34 | ||
| Republican/Lean Republican | 4 (26.7) | 3 (20.0) | ||
| Neither/Independent | 28 (45.9) | 17 (27.9) | ||
| Democrat/Lean Democrat | 53 (60.9) | 32 (36.8) | ||
| Religion | 0.67 | 0.42 | ||
| No religious affiliation | 35 (51.5) | 20 (29.4) | ||
| Christian: Catholic or Orthodox | 16 (53.3) | 9 (30.0) | ||
| Christian: Protestant or other | 28 (58.3) | 20 (41.7) | ||
| Other | 7 (41.2) | 4 (23.5) | ||
| Health insurance | 0.10 | 0.35 | ||
| None/Uninsured | 7 (46.7) | 4 (26.7) | ||
| Medicaid/Medicare/VA | 38 (46.3) | 23 (28.1) | ||
| Private insurance | 42 (63.6) | 26 (39.4) | ||
| In the past 12 months, were you or a member of your household… | 42 (32.1) | |||
| A recipient of food stamps, SNAP or WIC benefits | 37 (52.1) | 0.89 | 19 (26.8) | 0.16 |
| Unable to seek health care due to cost | 8 (44.4) | 0.46 | 5 (27.8) | 0.64 |
a
Response options were dichotomized as “specialist family planning provider” versus all other options, including general OB/GYN, primary care or family medicine provider, emergency room provider, other women’s health provider, or no preference.
b
p Values are from chi-square or Fisher exact for categorical variables; Wilcoxon rank sum for continuous variables.
Missing data: race/ethnicity (n = 2), marital status (n = 1), education (n = 1), political party (n = 2), religion (n = 2), and insurance/financial assistance (n = 1).
OB/GYN, obstetrician gynecologist.