Table 1.
Population characteristics among women Veterans at risk of unintended pregnancy and by medical contraindications to CHC
| Variable | n (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 1169 |
≥ 1 contraindication to CHC n = 339 |
No contraindications to CHC n = 830 |
p-valuea | |
| Age (years) | p<0.001 | |||
| 20–29 | 266 (22.8) | 22 (6.5) | 244 (29.4) | |
| 30–34 | 382 (32.7) | 66 (19.5) | 316 (38.1) | |
| 35–39 | 295 (25.2) | 134 (39.5) | 161 (19.4) | |
| 40–45 | 226 (19.3) | 117 (34.5) | 109 (13.1) | |
| Race | 0.01 | |||
| Hispanic | 148 (12.7) | 35 (10.3) | 113 (13.6) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 634 (54.2) | 168 (49.6) | 466 (56.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 300 (25.7) | 108 (31.9) | 192 (23.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 87 (7.4) | 28 (8.3) | 59 (7.1) | |
| Marital Statusb | 0.04 | |||
| Single, never married | 203 (17.4) | 46 (13.6) | 157 (18.9) | |
| Married or Cohabitating | 684 (58.6) | 200 (59.0) | 484 (58.4) | |
| Formerly Married | 281 (24.1) | 93 (27.4) | 188 (22.7) | |
| Education | 0.02 | |||
| High school or some college | 561 (48.0) | 145 (42.8) | 416 (50.1) | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 608 (52.0) | 194 (57.2) | 414 (49.9) | |
| Incomeb | 0.27 | |||
| < $20,000 | 222 (19.2) | 55 (16.4) | 167 (20.4) | |
| $20,000–$59,999 | 606 (52.5) | 185 (55.2) | 421 (51.3) | |
| >= $60,000 | 327 (28.3) | 95 (28.4) | 232 (28.3) | |
| Parity | <0.001 | |||
| 0 | 361 (30.9) | 78 (23.0) | 283 (34.1) | |
| 1 or 2 | 618 (52.9) | 183 (54.0) | 435 (52.4) | |
| ≥ 3 | 190 (16.3) | 78 (23.0) | 112 (13.5) | |
| Has additional (non-VA) insuranceb | 605 (51.8) | 193 (56.9) | 412 (49.7) | 0.03 |
| Primary care at VA women’s clinic | 0.60 | |||
| Yes | 541 (46.3) | 158 (46.6) | 383 (46.1) | |
| No | 501 (42.9) | 149 (44.0) | 352 (42.4) | |
| Don’t know | 127 (10.9) | 32 (9.4) | 95 (11.5) | |
| VA PCP is femaleb | 909 (78.8) | 252 (75.2) | 657 (80.2) | 0.06 |
| Sees VA PCP for almost all careb | 925 (79.9) | 278 (82.5) | 647 (78.8) | 0.16 |
| Sees VA PCP for routine gynecologic careb | 674 (58.6) | 188 (56.1) | 486 (59.6) | 0.28 |
| History of military sexual trauma | 609 (52.1) | 182 (53.7) | 427 (51.5) | 0.49 |
| Geographic Census Region | 0.15 | |||
| Northeast | 98 (8.4) | 20 (5.9) | 78 (9.4) | |
| Midwest | 218 (18.7) | 62 (18.3) | 156 (18.8) | |
| South | 608 (52.0) | 190 (56.1) | 418 (50.4) | |
| West | 245 (21.0) | 67 (19.8) | 178 (21.5) | |
CHC, combined hormonal contraception; PCP, primary care provider.
a
Based on χ2 test.
b
Missing data: Marital status (n=1), income (n=14), insurance (n=1), provider gender (n=15), sees provider for almost all care (n=11), sees provider for gynecologic care (n=18).