Table 2.
Sexual and reproductive health service use among young women in the United States, overall and by sexual experience, 2006–2010
| All women ages 15–24 years (n=3,780) |
Sexually experienced women (n=2,332) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| % who used SRH services (n=2,081, 55%) |
Odds of SRH service use OR (95%CI) p |
% who used SRH services (n=1,777, 77%) |
Odds of SRH service use OR (95%CI) p |
|
| Year (continuous) | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) 0.04 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) 0.49 | ||
| Survey year June 2006–June 2007 July 2007–June 2008 July 2008–June 2009 July 2009–June 2010 |
50 54 57 57 |
1 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 0.03 1.4 (1.1–1.9) 0.01 1.4 (1.0–1.9) 0.03 |
74 78 78 78 |
1 1.4 (0.9–2.1) 0.14 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 0.16 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 0.42 |
| Age group 15–17 years 18–19 years 20–24 years |
29 54 72 |
1 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 0.002 2.8 (1.9–4.2)<0.001 |
61 76 81 |
1 2.2 (1.3–3.7) 0.002 3.2 (1.9–5.4) <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity Hispanic White Black Other |
46 57 58 49 |
1 1.3 (0.9–1.9) 0.13 1.7 (1.1–2.5) 0.01 0.9 (0.5–1.7) 0.76 |
70 79 79 70 |
1 1.2 (0.8–1.9) 0.31 1.5 (1.0–2.5) 0.08 0.7 (0.3–1.7) 0.44 |
| Education level <High school High school or GED Any college Still in school |
59 68 69 37 |
1 1.4 (0.8–2.6) 0.29 2.4 (1.4–4.2) 0.003 2.2 (1.2–3.9) 0.008 |
68 73 85 71 |
1 1.3 (0.7–2.4) 0.45 2.5 (1.3–4.6) 0.005 1.8 (1.3–4.6) 0.09 |
| Residence Rural Urban Suburban |
60 55 51 |
1 0.8 (0.6–1.2) 0.36 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 0.70 |
77 78 76 |
1 1.0 (0.7–1.5) 0.90 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.71 |
| Born inside U.S. Born outside U.S. |
55 46 |
1 0.8 (0.6–1.2) 0.30 |
78 68 |
1 0.8 (0.5–1.4) 0.45 |
| ≥200% federal poverty level <200% federal poverty level |
56 53 |
1 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 0.88 |
79 76 |
1 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 0.49 |
| Employment Employed Unemployed In school Other |
63 67 39 46 |
1 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 0.58 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 0.69 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 0.63 |
79 78 77 70 |
1 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 0.50 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 0.20 1.1 (0.7–1.6) 0.81 |
| Fully insured last year Uninsured any time last year |
60 54 |
1 0.6 (0.4–0.8) <0.001 |
80 71 |
1 0.5 (0.4–0.7) <0.001 |
| Frequency of religious service attendance ≥Weekly <Weekly Never |
38 61 62 |
1 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 0.02 1.3 (1.0–1.9) 0.09 |
72 80 76 |
1 1.3 (0.9–1.9) 0.16 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 0.54 |
| Mother’s education level <High school High school diploma or GED >High school |
51 57 54 |
1 1.2 (0.8–1.7) 0.45 1.0 (0.7–1.5) 0.96 |
68 78 79 |
1 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 0.65 1.1 (0.7–1.6) 0.78 |
| Disrupted childhood family situation Intact childhood family situation |
58 52 |
1 0.8 (0.7–1.0) 0.08 |
75 79 |
1 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 0.88 |
| Never had sexual intercourse Ever had sexual intercourse |
21 77 |
1 2.7 (1.6–4.6) <0.001 |
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| Number of sexual partners last year None One Two or more |
24 79 80 |
1 4.6 (2.7–7.8) <0.001 5.0 (2.9–8.7) <0.001 |
47 79 80 |
1 4.9 (2.9–8.2) <0.001 5.5 (3.2–9.6) <0.001 |
| No gynecological diagnosis Diagnosed with gynecological problems |
50 76 |
1 3.6 (2.5–5.2) <0.001 |
75 87 |
1 2.5 (1.5–4.0) <0.001 |
SRH = sexual and reproductive health. Results are presented as odds ratios (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI) and p-values (P) from multiple logistic regression models among sexually experienced women. Models also controlling for age at menarche.