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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2015 Jul 18;92(5):508–512. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.07.004

Table 2.

Odds of Unmet Need for Contraceptive Services and Highly Effective Contraceptive Method Use, by Enabling Resources and Health Needs

Oddsa of
Unmet
Need for
Contraceptive
Servicesb
95%
CI
Oddsa
of
Using
Highly
Effective
Methodc
95%
CI
Enabling Resources
Currently insured 0.7 0.2, 2.7 1.0 1.0, 1.1
Has usual source of healthcare 1.6 0.7, 3.9 1.0 0.5, 2.2
Attended post-partum check-up within 8 weeks of delivery 0.4* 0.2, 0.9 1.0 0.5, 2.1
Visited a doctor's office for a routine visit in past 12 months (not including prenatal care) 0.8 0.4, 1.6 1.3 0.6, 2.5
Visited healthcare provider to discuss contraception since pregnancy 0.3* 0.2, 0.6 1.6 0.8, 3.1
Health Needs
Perceived health status fair or poor 1.3 0.5, 2.9 1.4 0.6, 3.0
Has chronic health condition 0.7 0.3, 1.4 0.9 0.5, 1.7
Index pregnancy unintended 0.6 0.3, 1.3 2.5* 1.3, 4.8
a

Odds ratios generated by logistic regression analyses. All analyses controlled for age, race, Ethnicity, level of education, relationship status, parity, time since last birth and site of recruitment.

b

Women not desiring pregnancy /not sterile but who were not currently using a contraceptive method were defined as having unmet need for contraceptive services.

c

Highly effective contraceptive methods include implant and intrauterine device.

*

p<0.05

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