Table 1.
Baseline demographic and behavior characteristics of participants according to recent abortion history (N=5083). Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified.
| No recent abortion (n=3410) | Delayed-start contraception (n=736) | Immediate contraception (n=937) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Mean age, years (SD) | 25.0 (5.8) | 25.5 (5.7) | 25.4 (5.7) | 0.05§ |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 1480 (43.6) | 404 (55.1) | 558 (59.9) | <.001 |
| White | 1650 (48.6) | 278 (37.9) | 311 (33.4) | |
| Other | 263 (7.7) | 51 (7.0) | 62 (6.7) | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 183 (5.4) | 19 (2.6) | 43 (4.6) | 0.04 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 2054 (60.3) | 452 (61.4) | 591 (63.1) | <.001 |
| Married/living with a partner | 1175 (34.5) | 226 (30.7) | 261 (27.9) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 179 (5.3) | 58 (7.9) | 84 (9.0) | |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 407 (11.9) | 69 (9.4) | 152 (16.2) | <.001 |
| High school or equivalent | 694 (20.4) | 199 (27.0) | 299 (31.9) | |
| Some college | 1383 (40.6) | 358 (48.6) | 400 (42.7) | |
| College/Graduate school | 924 (27.2) | 110 (15.0) | 86 (9.2) | |
| Insurance | ||||
| No insurance | 1310 (38.7) | 392 (53.5) | 500 (53.9) | <.001 |
| Private | 1610 (47.6) | 290 (39.6) | 317 (34.2) | |
| Medicaid/Medicare | 462 (13.7) | 51 (7.0) | 110 (11.9) | |
| Receives public assistance or reports difficulty paying for transportation, housing, medical expenses or food in past 12 months | 1,819 (53.3) | 441 (60.0) | 623 (66.5) | <.001 |
| Behavioral characteristics | ||||
| Parity | <.001 | |||
| 0 | 1784 (52.3) | 303 (41.2) | 287 (30.6) | |
| 1–2 | 1328 (38.9) | 351 (47.7) | 477 (50.9) | |
| 3+ | 298 (8.7) | 82 (11.1) | 173 (18.5) | |
| Prior abortion* | 783 (3.0) | 736 (100.0) | 480 (50.9) | <.001 |
| Prior STI diagnosis | 1300 (38.1) | 327 (44.4) | 391 (41.7) | 0.002 |
| Contraception | ||||
| Method chosen at enrollment | <.001 | |||
| IUC | 1792 (52.6) | 432 (58.7) | 702 (74.9) | |
| LNG-IUS | 1,450 (42.5) | 340 (46.2) | 599 (63.9) | |
| Copper IUC | 342 (10.0) | 92 (12.5) | 103 (11.0) | |
| Subdermal implant | 471 (13.8) | 62 (8.4) | 99 (10.6) | |
| Pills/ring/patch | 924 (27.1) | 164 (22.3) | 75 (8.0) | |
| DMPA | 223 (6.5) | 78 (10.6) | 61 (6.5) | |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified.
§
ANOVA
*
Does not include any abortion performed after enrollment
STI – sexually transmitted infection
IUC – intrauterine contraception
IUS – intrauterine system
DMPA – depo-medroxyprogesterone