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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Apr;125(4):904–911. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000742

Table 2. Contraception and Reproductive Health in the 12 months Prior to Accessing Emergency Contraception.

Call Center Office Visit Total P valueŦ
n=14,531 n=6,890 N= 21,421
(n) % (n) %
PRIOR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION DISPENSED
 None 13,257 (91.2) 6,580 (95.5) 19,837 (92.6) <.001
 Once 699 (4.8) 189 (2.7) 888 (4.1)
 Twice 253 (1.7) 57 (0.8) 310 (1.4)
 Three or more times 322 (2.2) 64 (0.9) 386 (1.8)
PRIOR SHORT-ACTING CONTRACEPTION DISPENSED
 Oral contraceptives 5,517 (38.0) 1,692 (24.6) 7,209 (33.7) <.001
 Patch 136 (0.9) 50 (0.7) 186 (0.9) .12
 Ring 571 (3.9) 151 (2.2) 722 (3.4) <.001
 Depot medroxyprogesterone 832 (5.7) 257 (3.7) 1,089 (5.1) <.001
 More than one method 380 (2.6) 97 (1.4) 477 (2.2) <.001
 Any method 6,665 (45.9) 2,050 (29.8) 8,715 (40.7) <.001
PRIOR OFFICE VISITS
Obstetrics and Gynecology
 None 4,900 (33.7) 3,804 (55.2) 8,704 (40.6) <.001
 One 3,304 (22.7) 929 (13.5) 4,233 (19.8)
 Two 2,240 (15.4) 590 (8.6) 2,830 (13.2)
 Three or more 4,087 (28.1) 1,567 (22.7) 5,654 (26.4)
Primary Care*or Pediatric
 None 3,169 (21.8) 1,603 (23.3) 4,772 (22.3) .09
 One 3,525 (24.3) 1,670 (24.2) 5,195 (24.3)
 Two 2,641 (18.2) 1,206 (17.5) 3,846 (18.0)
 Three or more 5,196 (35.8) 2,411 (35.0) 7,607 (35.5)
Any visit (OBGYN/Primary care/Pediatric)
 None 1,239 (8.5) 916 (13.3) 2,155 (10.1) <.001
 One 1,938 (13.3) 1,138 (16.5) 3,076 (14.4)
 Two 2,138 (14.7) 1,026 (14.9) 3,164 (14.8)
 Three or more 9,216 (63.4) 3,810 (55.3) 13,026 (60.8)
PRIOR CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA TESTING
Age 25 or younger
 Chlamydia/Gonorrhea test done 4,076 (61.5) 1,968 (44.9) 6,044 (54.9) <.001
 Positive test 358 (8.8) 209 (10.6) 567 (9.4) .02
All ages
 Chlamydia/Gonorrhea test done 6,291 (43.3) 2,587 (37.6) 8,878 (41.5) <.001
 Positive test 455 (7.2) 234 (9.1) 689 (7.8) .004
Live birth 1,394 (9.6) 701 (10.2) 2,095 (9.8) .18
Induced Abortion 1,060 (7.3) 523 (7.6) 1,583 (7.4) .44
*

Regional appointment and advice call Center; Office visit is an in-person visit;

**

Primary care includes internal medicine or family medicine; Pediatrics includes adolescent medicine

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Statistical tests: chi-square p-values.