Table 3.
Baseline Demographic and Reproductive Characteristics of Users of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive and Non--Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods
| Non--Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods (n=1,321) |
Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods (n=2,846) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 24.1±5.1 | 25.8±5.9 | [lt].001 |
| Race | .535 | ||
| African American | 637 (48.5) | 1,330 (46.9) | |
| White | 577 (43.9) | 1,297 (45.8) | |
| Others | 100 (7.6) | 207 (7.3) | |
| Education | .004 | ||
| High school diploma or less | 404 (30.6) | 1,020 (35.9) | |
| Some college | 588 (44.5) | 1,184(41.6) | |
| College degree or graduate school | 328 (24.8) | 641 (22.5) | |
| Income per month | .001 | ||
| None | 209 (16.5) | 477(17.1) | |
| $1–800 | 461 (36.3) | 847 (30.4) | |
| $801–1,600 | 368 (29.0) | 857 (30.8) | |
| $1,601 or more | 232 (18.3) | 605 (21.7) | |
| Body mass index | [lt].001 | ||
| Underweight | 69 (5.2) | 65 (2.3) | |
| Normal | 621 (47.0) | 1,043 (36.6) | |
| Overweight | 287 (21.7) | 772 (27.1) | |
| Obese | 344 (26.0) | 966 (33.9) | |
| Receiving public assistance | [lt].001 | ||
| No | 995 (75.3) | 1,790 (62.9) | |
| Yes | 326 (24.7) | 1,056 (37.1) | |
| Trouble paying for basic expenses | .906 | ||
| No | 793 (60.0) | 1,703 (59.8) | |
| Yes | 528 (40.0) | 1,143 (40.2) | |
| Insurance | [lt].001 | ||
| None | 612 (46.9) | 1,190 (42.1) | |
| Private | 616 (47.2) | 1,249 (44.2) | |
| Public | 78 (6.0) | 388 (13.7) | |
| Gravidity | [lt].001 | ||
| 0 | 553 (41.9) | 631 (22.2) | |
| 1 | 318 (24.1) | 589(20.7) | |
| 2 | 198 (15.0) | 559 (19.6) | |
| 3 or higher | 252 (19.1) | 1,067 (37.5) | |
| Parity | [lt].001 | ||
| 0 | 864 (65.4) | 1,121 (39.4) | |
| 1 | 249 (18.8) | 777(27.3) | |
| 2 | 137 (10.4) | 587 (20.6) | |
| 3 or higher | 71 (5.4) | 361 (12.7) | |
| Unintended pregnancies | [lt].001 | ||
| 0 | 601 (45.6) | 807 (28.4) | |
| 1 | 382 (29.0) | 777 (27.4) | |
| 2 | 175 (13.3) | 529 (18.6) | |
| 3 or more | 159 (12.1) | 726 (25.6) | |
| History of abortion | .007 | ||
| No | 838 (63.4) | 1,680 (59.0) | |
| Yes | 483 (36.6) | 1,166 (41.0) | |
| History of STI | .018 | ||
| No | 838 (63.4) | 1,696 (59.6) | |
| Yes | 483 (36.6) | 1,150 (40.4) | |
| Any current STI | .687 | ||
| No | 1,235 (93.5) | 2,670 (93.8) | |
| Yes | 86 (6.5) | 176 (6.2) |
STI, sexually transmitted infection.
Data are mean±standard deviation or n (%) unless otherwise specified.