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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2014 Aug 12;28(4):229–233. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.08.002

Table 5.

ORs of having a positive attitude toward the implant

OR P
Demographics
Aged >19 years 1.3 (0.6–2.9) .47
African American race 0.8 (0.3–1.7) .51
Hispanic race 1.2 (0.6–2.6) .64
Graduated high school 0.7 (0.3–1.7) .40
Ever unintentionally pregnant 0.4 (0.2–0.9) .02**
Coitarche <16 years old 0.6 (0.3–1.3) .22
Heard of the implant prior to study 1.0 (0.4–2.1) .97
Contraceptive Preferences a
Convenience 3.3 (1.1–9.5) .02**
Privacy 2.2 (1.0–4.8) .05**
Reliability 1.0 (1.0–1.1) .15
No hormones 0.9 (0.3–2.4) .84
Regular menses 0.4 (0.2–0.8) .02**
a

Preference for each one of these characteristics in a contraceptive method was defined as rating characteristic ≥7 on a scale of 0–10 where 0 corresponds to “not important” and 10 corresponds to “extremely important” when asked how important that characteristic was to the participant in their form of birth control.