Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by source of OCs at baseline
| US clinic n=516 (%) |
OTC from Mexico n=502 (%) |
χ2
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic ethnicity | 98.4 | 97.7 | .342 |
| Predisposing characteristics | |||
| Age, years | |||
| 18–24 | 34.7 | 22.5 | <.001 |
| 25–34 | 43.0 | 41.6 | |
| 35–44 | 22.3 | 35.9 | |
| Parity | |||
| 0 live births | 19.0 | 13.2 | .039 |
| 1–2 live births | 17.1 | 17.7 | |
| 3 or more live births | 64.0 | 69.1 | |
| Completed high school or higher | 56.0 | 48.8 | .022 |
| Last year of schooling completed in Mexico |
28.3 | 43.6 | <.001 |
| Born in Mexico | 60.3 | 76.9 | <.001 |
| Language ability | |||
| English better than Spanish | 20.4 | 9.6 | <.001 |
| No difference | 30.0 | 21.5 | |
| Spanish better than English | 38.8 | 56.2 | |
| Spanish only | 10.9 | 12.8 | |
| Enabling characteristics | |||
| Receives government assistance (WIC, TANF, food stamps) |
75.4 | 70.5 | .080 |
| Has health insurance in the USA | 23.6 | 12.2 | <.001 |
| Has a usual source of healthcare in the USA |
53.3 | 34.3 | <.001 |
| Need-for-care characteristics | |||
| Perceives health status as fair or poor |
15.9 | 15.7 | .946 |
| Has any chronic conditiona | 4.3 | 5.4 | .406 |
| Evaluated for gynecological problem since baselineb |
22.7 | 19.1 | .197 |
| Pregnancy in the 12 months prior to baseline |
16.3 | 11.6 | .030 |
WIC=Women, Infants, and Children; TANF=Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.
a
Reported at least one of the following: high blood pressure, medication for high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, migraines, epilepsy or tuberculosis.
b
Measured at the last interview; missing n=47 for clinic users and n=57 for OTC users.