Table 3.
Predictors of family physicians inserting intrauterine devices (IUDs) and/or inserting and removing implantable contraception, adjusted model*
| Adjusted OR for IUDs (95% confidence interval) |
Adjusted OR for implants (95% confidence interval) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | REF | -- |
| Female | 1.79 (1.31-2.47) | -- |
| Race | ||
| Non-White | -- | REF |
| White | -- | 0.67 (0.44-1.03) |
| Member of Residency Faculty | ||
| No | REF | -- |
| Yes | 1.70 (1.14-2.54) | -- |
| Years in Practice | ||
| >30 | REF | REF |
| 21 – 30 | 0.57 (0.33-0.97) | 1.99 (1.05-3.76) |
| 11 – 20 | 0.98 (0.58-1.65) | 2.07 (1.10-3.87) |
| <11 | 1.05 (0.60-1.84) | 2.30 (1.19-4.44) |
| Ownership | ||
| Group, private practice | -- | REF |
| Solo, private practice | -- | 2.42 (1.43-4.11) |
| Hospital | -- | 2.14 (1.40-3.29) |
| Integrated health network | -- | 1.36 (0.70-2.67) |
| Public | -- | 1.97 (1.18-3.29) |
| Miscellaneous | -- | 0.96 (0.39-2.35) |
| Size | ||
| Solo | REF | -- |
| 2-5 providers | 1.37 (0.84-2.25) | -- |
| 6-20 providers | 1.87 (1.14-3.08) | -- |
| >20 providers | 1.61 (0.93-2.80) | -- |
| Mix | ||
| Single specialty | -- | REF |
| Multi-specialty | -- | 1.39 (0.96-2.03) |
| Prenatal Care | ||
| No prenatal care, no deliveries | REF | REF |
| Provides prenatal care, no deliveries | 3.40 (1.90-6.10) | 1.35 (0.75-2.43) |
| Provides prenatal care and deliveries | 3.37 (1.99-5.69) | 1.76 (1.14-2.72) |
| Performs Skin Procedures | ||
| No | REF | REF |
| Yes | 1.63 (0.96-2.77) | 3.14 (1.50-6.59) |
| Performs Endometrial Biopsies | ||
| No | REF | REF |
| Yes | 16.88 (12.21-23.35) | 3.90 (2.54-5.95) |
| Performs Implant Insertions and Removals | ||
| No | REF | -- |
| Yes | 9.04 (5.94-13.75) | -- |
| Performs IUD insertions | ||
| No | -- | REF |
| Yes | -- | 8.92 (5.93-13.43) |
*
Models were built by starting with all variables listed in Table 2. Variables were removed in a backwards selection process until removing any further variables did not improve model fit.