Table 3.

Routine Counseling on Intrauterine Contraceptives to Female Contraceptive Patients: Multivariable Logistic Regression Results of US Nurse Practitioners

Routinely counsel patients on IUDs	Unadjusted Odds Ratio	[95% CI]	Adjusted Odds Ratio	[95% CI]
Clinician characteristics
Specialty
Women’s Health NP (reference)	--	--	--	--
Primary Care NP	0.17	[0.11 0.24]	0.41	[0.23 0.72]
Trained in IUD insertions in practicum	3.89	[2.59 5.85]	1.60	[0.84 3.04]
Age (years)	1.01	[0.99 1.03]	1.00	[0.98 1.03]
White (non-Hispanic)	1.39	[0.76 2.52]	1.02	[0.43 2.44]
Evidence-based attitudes/knowledge
Low perception of IUD risks	1.89	[1.40 2.57]	1.44	[0.97 2.13]
High level IUD knowledge	3.20	[2.38 4.30]	1.94	[1.35 2.80]
Practice setting
Provider type
Hospital-based practice (reference)	--	--	--	--
Private office	1.24	[0.75 2.05]	1.61	[0.85 3.04]
Community clinic	1.37	[0.79 2.38]	1.11	[0.54 2.27]
Urban location	1.91	[1.22 2.98]	1.74	[0.99 3.04]
Region
West (reference)	--	--	--	--
Midwest	0.45	[0.24 0.84]	0.65	[0.30 1.42]
Northeast	0.62	[0.33 1.15]	1.00	[0.46 2.18]
South	0.38	[0.22 0.65]	0.63	[0.33 1.17]
Patient population
Female contraceptive patients (#/wk)	1.04	[1.02 1.05]	1.00	[0.99 1.01]
Number of observations			517