Table 1.
Baseline demographic and reproductive characteristics by chosen method among women in the Contraceptive CHOICE project
| Characteristics | OCP (n=769) | Patch (n=153) | Ring (n=588) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 23.8±5.2 | 24.2±4.6 | 24.4±4.5 | 0.12 |
| Race | <0.01 | |||
| Black | 336 (43.7) | 89 (58.2) | 223 (38.0) | |
| White | 370 (48.1) | 53 (34.6) | 310 (52.8) | |
| Others | 63 (8.2) | 11 (7.2) | 54 (9.2) | |
| Education | <0.01 | |||
| High school or less | 199 (25.9) | 45 (29.4) | 108 (18.4) | |
| Some college | 345 (44.9) | 73 (47.7) | 256 (43.5) | |
| College or graduate degree | 225 (29.3) | 35 (22.9) | 224 (38.1) | |
| Marital Status | 0.06 | |||
| Single/Never married | 556 (72.3) | 109 (71.2) | 411 (69.9) | |
| Married/Living with partner | 183 (23.8) | 32 (20.9) | 158 (26.9) | |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 30 (3.9) | 12 (7.8) | 19 (3.2) | |
| Receives public assistancea | 157 (20.4) | 50 (32.9) | 108 (18.4) | <0.01 |
| Insurance | <0.01 | |||
| None | 336 (44.0) | 83 (54.6) | 221 (38.2) | |
| Private | 382 (50.0) | 56 (36.8) | 334 (57.7) | |
| Public | 46 (6.0) | 13 (8.6) | 24 (4.1) | |
| Gravidity | <0.01 | |||
| 0 | 403 (52.4) | 53 (34.6) | 303 (51.5) | |
| 1 | 168 (21.8) | 46 (30.1) | 126 (21.4) | |
| 2 | 109 (14.2) | 19 (12.4) | 70 (11.9) | |
| 3 or higher | 89 (11.6) | 35 (22.9) | 89 (15.1) | |
| Parity | <0.01 | |||
| 0 | 570 (74.1) | 88 (57.5) | 415 (70.6) | |
| 1 | 120 (15.6) | 39 (25.5) | 107 (18.2) | |
| 2 | 57 (7.4) | 16 (10.5) | 44 (7.5) | |
| 3 or higher | 22 (2.9) | 10 (6.5) | 22 (3.7) | |
| No. of unintended pregnancies | <0.01 | |||
| 0 | 433 (56.5) | 58 (37.9) | 320 (54.4) | |
| 1 | 189 (24.7) | 51 (33.3) | 145 (24.7) | |
| 2 | 86 (11.2) | 18 (11.8) | 64 (10.9) | |
| 3 or higher | 58 (7.6) | 26 (17.0) | 59 (10.0) | |
| History of abortion | 221 (28.7) | 65 (42.5) | 168 (28.6) | <0.01 |
| History of STIb | 222 (28.9) | 66 (43.1) | 226 (38.4) | <0.01 |
| STI at baselinec | 51 (7.1) | 12 (8.4) | 24 (4.3) | 0.05 |
OCP, oral contraceptive pill; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
Data are mean±standard deviation or n (%).
a
“Self-reported current receipt of food stamps; vouchers from the supplementary nutritional program for women, infants, and children (WIC); welfare; or unemployment benefits.
b
Reported a history of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Trichomonas vaginalis, syphilis, herpes, or human immunodeficiency virus at study enrollment
c
Tested positive for C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhea, or T. vaginalis at study enrollment.
All values in bold are statistically significant at p<0.05.