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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2017 Dec 26;97(4):335–340. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2017.12.013

Table 4.

The unadjusted and adjusted relationship between depressive symptoms and the effectiveness levels of contraceptive method choice (N=347)

Depressive symptoms Low vs. moderate effectiveness methods Low vs. high effectiveness methods
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Continuous measure 1.05
(1.02–1.09)		 1.06
(1.02–1.11)		 1.06
(1.01–1.11)		 1.05
(1.01–1.08)		 1.05
(1.01–1.09)		 1.05
(1.002–1.10)
Dichotomous measure 4.63
(1.53–13.99)		 5.80
(1.73–19.45)		 4.56
(1.27–16.32)		 3.41
(1.11–10.51)		 3.76
(1.10–12.87)		 3.09
(0.84–11.40)

Model 1 is unadjusted. Model 2 adjusts for sociodemographics, trimester of abortion, prior pregnancies, and importance of avoiding pregnancy in the next year. Model 3 adjusts for the same factors in Model 2 plus type of abortion (surgical vs. medication), multiple sexual partners in the past 6 months, and adverse experiences.