Table 3.

Contraceptive Methods Used before and after the Quality Improvement Intervention

Types of Contraceptive	Before Intervention (n = 76)	After Intervention (n = 76)
Surgical sterilization	NA*	1 (1.3)
IUD (progesterone or copper)	6 (7.9)	8 (10.5)
Hormonal (non-IUD)	16 (21.1)	15 (19.7)
Barrier	4 (5.3)	7 (9.2)
Partner vasectomy	13 (17.1)	10 (13.2)
Abstinence/not sexually active	19 (25.0)	24 (31.6)
None†	18 (23.7)	11 (14.5)

Data provided as n (%).

^*Women with previous surgical sterilization were not eligible for the quality improvement intervention because they were not at risk for pregnancy.

^†None: either no contraceptive method was documented or patient received only contraceptive counseling; P = .02.

IUD, intrauterine device.