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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Womens Health Issues Care. 2013 Feb 11;2(1):103. doi: 10.4172/2325-9795.1000103

Table 3.

Association of Content of Contraceptive Counseling with Contraceptive Use at Last Intercourse among Women in Poorer Health a.

Content of Counseling Use of Any Reversible Contraception Use of Hormonal Methods Use of Highly Effective Reversible Methods
Poorer Health Better Health Poorer Health Better Health Poorer Health Better Health
N=72 N=790 N=72 N=790 N=72 N=790
Discussed any reversible contraceptives 0.68 (0.22–2.07) 2.71 (1.89–3.89) 1.57 (0.47–5.28) 2.07 (1.51–2.84) 0.20 (0.02–2.43) 2.05 (1.11–3.80)
Counseling about hormonal methods 1.31 (0.30–5.76) 2.34 (1.56–3.53) 8.22 (1.77–38.19) 3.79 (2.66–5.40) b 0.14 (0.04–0.47)
Counseling about highly effective reversible methods 0.70 (0.11–4.60) 2.88 (1.40–5.90) 0.68 (0.06–7.19) 0.60 (0.34–1.08) 3.30 (0.25–43.40) 15.05 (7.67–29.61)
a

Adjusted for age category, education level, race, and household income.

b

All those who use highly effective reversible methods were counseled on hormonal methods.