Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Variable | Text messaging (%) (N = 49)a |
Standard referral (%) (N = 49) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age | ||
| 14–17 | 11 (22.4) | 12 (24.4) |
| 18–19 | 38 (77.6) | 37 (75.6) |
| Hispanic | 41 (83.7) | 45 (91.8) |
| Race | ||
| American Indian/Alaska native | 2 (4.1) | 2 (4.1) |
| Asian | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0) |
| Black/African-American | 7 (14.3) | 7 (14.3) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0) | 4 (8.2) |
| White | 6 (12.2) | 0 (0) |
| More than one | 8 (16.3) | 14 (28.6) |
| Don’t know | 25 (51.0) | 22 (44.9) |
| Born in the U.S. | 41 (83.7) | 38 (77.6) |
| Has any type of insurance | 39 (79.6) | 39 (79.6) |
| Use of medical care | ||
| Has a primary care doctor | 38 (77.6) | 39 (79.6) |
| ED visit in the past 3 months | 19 (38.8) | 26 (53.1) |
| Ever been to family planning clinic | 7 (14.3) | 13 (26.5) |
| Sexual history | ||
| First sexual intercourse age ≤14 | 15 (30.6) | 19 (38.8) |
| Lifetime sexual partners ≥5 | 13 (26.5) | 15 (30.6) |
| Two or more sexual partners in the past 3 months | 13 (26.5) | 7 (14.3) |
| Ever used effective contraception | 27 (55.1) | 29 (59.2) |
| Use of a condom at last intercourse | 16 (32.7) | 12 (24.5) |
| Ever used Plan B | 29 (59.2) | 30 (61.2) |
| Ever been pregnant | 15 (30.6) | 18 (36.7) |
| Talked to family about starting contraception in the past 3 months | 8 (16.3) | 16 (32.7) |
| Pregnancy intentions | ||
| How hard are you trying to get pregnant? | ||
| Trying to get pregnant | 9 (18.4) | 4 (8.2) |
| Not trying to get pregnant or to prevent | 23 (46.9) | 20 (40.8) |
| Trying to prevent getting pregnant | 17 (34.7) | 25 (51.0) |
| How much do you want to get pregnant now? | ||
| I want to be pregnant now. | 8 (16.3) | 4 (8.2) |
| I don’t care if I get pregnant now. | 5 (10.2) | 6 (12.2) |
| I don’t want to be pregnant. | 36 (73.5) | 39 (79.6) |
| How much are you planning to get pregnant? | ||
| I am planning hard to get pregnant. | 5 (10.2) | 5 (10.2) |
| I am planning a little to get pregnant. | 4 (8.2) | 2 (4.1) |
| I am not planning to get pregnant. | 40 (81.6) | 42 (85.7) |
| Wants a baby now | 5 (10.2) | 3 (6.1) |
| Partner wants participant to get pregnant | 11 (22.4) | 11 (22.4) |
a
One participant did not have characteristics recorded due to a technological error.