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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 29.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Dec;120(6):1298–1305. doi: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31827499bd

Table 3.

Satisfaction at 12 Months by Contraceptive Method, Stratified by Age

Method Age Very
Satisfied
Somewhat
Satisfied
Not Satisfied Crude
Relative
Risk [95%
CI]
Adjusted
Relative Risk
[95% CI]*

LNG-IUS 14–19 193(65.7) 34(11.6) 67(22.8) 0.92[0.86–0.99] 0.96[0.88–1.05]
20–25 931(68.3) 212(15.6) 220(16.1) 1.00[0.97–1.04] 1.00[0.97–1.04]
26 954(68.1) 201(14.6) 226(16.4) Ref Ref

Copper IUD 14–19 28(56.0) 8(16.0) 14(28.0) 0.88[0.73–1.05] 0.99[0.82–1.19]
20–25 176(63.3) 42(15.1) 60(21.6) 0.95[0.89–1.03] 0.97[0.90–1.05]
26 or older 298(64.9) 79(17.2) 82(17.9) Ref Ref

Implant 14–19 175(54.0) 65(20.1) 84(25.9) 0.93[0.85–1.01] 0.88[0.76–1.01]
20–25 253(52.6) 119(24.7) 109(22.7) 0.97[0.90–1.05] 0.94[0.87–1.02]
26 or older 154(56.4) 64(23.4) 55(20.2) Ref Ref

DMPA 14–19 38(37.3) 6(5.9) 58(56.9) 0.87[0.67–1.13] 0.70[0.47–1.06]
20–25 95(42.0) 26(11.5) 105(46.5) 1.08[0.89–1.30] 1.00[0.80–1.24]
26 or older 71(38.0) 22(11.8) 94(50.3) Ref Ref

OCPs 14–19 48(33.1) 19(13.1) 78(53.8) 0.88[0.71–1.10] 0.87[0.66–1.15]
20–25 145(39.7) 33(9.0) 187(51.2) 0.93[0.78–1.10] 0.87[0.72–1.05]
26 or older 72(36.4) 32(16.2) 94(47.5) Ref Ref

Patch 14–19 6(30.0) 1(5.0) 13(65.0) 0.85[0.42–1.69] 1.18[0.43–3.23]
20–25 19(26.8) 6(8.5) 46(64.8) 0.85[0.53–1.36] 1.02[0.61–1.72]
26 or older 16(34.8) 3(6.5) 27(58.7) Ref Ref

Ring 14–19 16(29.1) 1(1.8) 38(69.1) 0.57[0.37–0.86] 0.57[0.32–1.01]
20–25 141(41.6) 30(8.9) 168(49.6) 0.93[0.78–1.10] 0.92[0.76–1.12]
26 or older 85(50.3) 7(4.1) 77(45.6) Ref Ref

LARC 14–19 396(59.3) 107(16.0) 165(24.7) 0.91[0.87–0.95] 0.94[0.88–1.01]
20–25 1360(64.1) 373(17.6) 389(18.3) 0.99[0.96–1.01] 0.99[0.96–1.02]
26+ 1406(66.5) 344(16.3) 363(17.2) Ref Ref

Non-LARC 14–19 108(33.5) 27(8.4) 187(58.1) 0.82[0.70–0.95] 0.80[0.65–0.98]
20–25 400(40.0) 95(9.5) 506(50.6) 0.96[0.87–1.06] 0.92[0.82–1.03]
26+ 244(40.7) 64(10.7) 292(48.7) Ref Ref
*

Adjusted for education, gravidity, and history of sexually transmitted infections.

CI, confidence interval; LNG-IUS, levonorgestrel intrauterine system; IUD, intrauterine device; DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; OCPs, oral contraceptive pills; LARC, long-acting reversible contraceptive.

Data are n(%) unless otherwise specified.