Table 4.
Adjusted odds ratios (and 95% CI) of the relationship between global psychological distress and post-abortion contraceptive effectiveness level
| Variable | Effectiveness level of contraceptive method choice |
|---|---|
| Age | 0.98 (0.93-1.03) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black | 1.20 (0.56-2.57) |
| Hispanic | 1.26 (0.60-2.68) |
| Other | 1.08 (0.48-2.39) |
| White1 | 1.00 |
| Marital Status | |
| Cohabitating | 1.55 (0.87-2.75) |
| Married | 0.65 (0.22-1.95) |
| Divorced/Separated | 0.80 (0.33-1.96) |
| Never married1 | 1.00 |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 1.09 (0.41-2.92) |
| High school graduate | 0.64 (0.26-1.61) |
| Some college | 0.87 (0.37-2.03) |
| College graduate or more1 | 1.00 |
| Number of children | 1.11 (0.87-1.40) |
| Number of prior abortions | 1.27* (1.02-1.59) |
| Trimester of abortion | |
| Second | 1.72* (1.03-2.88) |
| First1 | 1.00 |
| Very important to avoid pregnancy in next year | |
| Yes | 2.19** (1.26-3.81) |
| No1 | 1.00 |
| Psychological distress | 1.46** (1.09-1.95) |
Notes. Model is an ordinal logistic regression one where the outcome is three levels: 0 = low effective methods, 1 = moderately effective methods, and 2 = highly effective methods. N = 253.
1
reference group
*
p < .05
**
p ≤ .01.