Table 1.
Demographic, clinical and reproductive characteristics of women in medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and at risk for unintended pregnancy (N=83).
| Characteristic |
n (%) or mean ± standard deviation |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 30.8 ± 5.5 |
| Race | |
| White | 72 (86.7%) |
| Multiracial | 7 (8.4%) |
| Other | 4 (4.8%) |
| Education (years) | 12.1 ±1.6 |
| Unemployed | 48 (57.8%) |
| Never married | 53 (63.9%) |
| Has steady partner | 74 (89.2%) |
| Agonist medication | |
| Methadone | 51 (61.4%) |
| Buprenorphine | 32 (38.6%) |
| Smokes cigarettes | 76 (91.6%) |
| Age at first intercourse (years) | 14.5 ± 2.0 |
| Pregnancies | |
| None | 6 (7.2%) |
| 1–2 | 37 (44.6%) |
| 3–4 | 18 (21.7%) |
| 5+ | 22 (26.5%) |
| Age at first pregnancy (years)1 | 19.4 ± 3.7 |
| Unintended pregnancies1 | |
| None | 5 (6.5%) |
| 1–2 | 37 (48.1%) |
| 3–4 | 20 (26.0%) |
| 5+ | 15 (19.5%) |
| History of therapeutic abortion1 | 40 (51.9%) |
| History of prescription contraceptive use | 82 (98.8%) |
1
n = 77 who had at least one pregnancy