Table 3.
Characteristics of 14–20-year olds who chose a LARC method (n=658)
| IUDs n=419 Mean (SD) |
Implant n=239 Mean (SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 18.8 (1.2) | 17.7 (1.8) | |
| Age at first pregnancy | 17.2 (1.7) | 16.9 (1.7) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | Univariate RR (95% CI) |
|
| Age category, years | |||
| 18–20 | 364 (71%) | 146 (29%) | Reference |
| 14–17 | 55 (37%) | 93 (63%) | 2.20 (1.82–2.64) |
| Hispanic | |||
| No | 398 (64%) | 227 (36%) | Reference |
| Yes | 21 (64%) | 12 (36%) | 1.00 (0.63–1.59) |
| Race | |||
| Black | 237 (61%) | 153 (39%) | 1.24 (0.98–1.57) |
| White | 143 (68%) | 66 (32%) | Reference |
| Other | 36 (68%) | 17 (32%) | 1.02 (0.65–1.58) |
| Education | |||
| ≤High school | 254 (58%) | 182 (42%) | Reference |
| ≥Some college | 165 (74%) | 57 (26%) | 0.62 (0.48–0.79) |
| Monthly income | |||
| None | 120 (55%) | 97 (45%) | Reference |
| $1–$800/month | 198 (65%) | 105 (35%) | 0.78 (0.63–0.96) |
| $801+/month | 90 (73%) | 34 (27%) | 0.61 (0.44–0.85) |
| Government support for basic needs | |||
| No | 185 (62%) | 114 (38%) | Reference |
| Yes | 234 (65%) | 125 (35%) | 0.91 (0.75–1.12) |
| Insurance | |||
| None | 139 (64%) | 78 (36%) | 1.24 (0.95–1.60) |
| Private | 188 (71%) | 77 (29%) | Reference |
| Medicare/disability | 88 (54%) | 75 (46%) | 1.58 (1.23–2.04) |
| Unintended pregnancy | |||
| 0 | 128 (51%) | 122 (49%) | Reference |
| 1 | 160 (62%) | 96 (38%) | 0.77 (0.63–0.94) |
| 2+ | 131 (86%) | 21 (14%) | 0.28 (0.19–0.43) |
| History of STI | |||
| No | 239 (60%) | 160 (40%) | Reference |
| Yes | 178 (70%) | 78 (30%) | 0.76 (0.61–0.95) |
| Monogamous with current partner | |||
| No | 41 (73%) | 15 (27%) | Reference |
| Yes | 376 (63%) | 224 (37%) | 1.39 (0.89–2.18) |
| Prior abortions | |||
| No | 302 (61%) | 196 (39%) | Reference |
| Yes | 117 (73%) | 43 (27%) | 0.68 (0.52–0.9) |
| Period length | |||
| Irregular | 31 (60%) | 21 (40%) | 1.18 (0.83–1.68) |
| Regular | 368 (66%) | 191 (34%) | Reference |
| Period heaviness | |||
| Light | 59 (68%) | 28 (32%) | 0.86 (0.62–1.20) |
| Moderate | 242 (63%) | 145 (37%) | Reference |
| Heavy | 93 (70%) | 40 (30%) | 0.80 (0.60–1.07) |
| Most recent method use | |||
| DMPA | |||
| No | 316 (66%) | 164 (34%) | Reference |
| Yes | 103 (58%) | 75 (42%) | 1.23 (1–1.53) |
| Oral contraceptives | |||
| No | 147 (54%) | 127 (46%) | Reference |
| Yes | 272 (71%) | 112 (29%) | 0.63 (0.51–0.77) |
| Patch | |||
| No | 346 (62%) | 210 (38%) | Reference |
| Yes | 73 (72%) | 29 (28%) | 0.75 (0.54–1.04) |
| Vaginal ring | |||
| No | 342 (61%) | 222 (39%) | Reference |
| Yes | 77 (82%) | 17 (18%) | 0.46 (0.30– 0.72) |
| Condom | |||
| No | 178 (64%) | 101 (36%) | Reference |
| Yes | 241 (64%) | 138 (36%) | 1.01 (0.82– 1.23) |