Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristic	Immediate Postpartum Group (n=6)	Delayed Group (n=5)
Mean age (years ± SD)	18.33 ± 1.03	18.40 ± 0.89
Race*
Non-Hispanic white	1 (17%)	1 (20%)
Non-Hispanic black	1 (17%)	0 (0%)
Asian	1 (17%)	1 (20%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	4 (67%)	4 (80%)
Previously used contraception**	3 (50%)	3 (60%)
Previously used IUD or implant	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Previously pregnant	1 (17%)	5 (100%)
Previous delivery	0 (0%)	3 (60%)

^*Participants could identify more than one race

^**Contraceptive methods asked about: IUD, implant, injection, oral contraceptive, patch, ring, condoms