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. 2018 May 22;5(2):129–136. doi: 10.1007/s40801-018-0135-z

Table 2.

Factors associated with receiving adequate contraceptive coverage during isotretinoin treatment among women aged 15–45 years, Estonia, 2012–2016

Not/partially covered with contraception Covered with contraception Proportion (%) of those fully covered Univariate models Adjusted model
OR 95% CI p value OR 95% CI p value
Age (years)
 15–19 922 39 4.1 0.19 0 0.27  0 0.18 0.13 0.26 0
 20–29 998 222 18.2 1 1
 30–39 340 144 29.8 1.90 0 2.428 0 1.94 1.52 2.48 0
 40–45 93 34 26.8 1.64 0 2.499 0 1.70 1.11 2.60 0.014
Diagnosis
 Acne 2228 393 15.0 1
 Other 125 46 26.9 2.09 1.46 2.97 0
Specialty of prescribing physician
 Dermatovenerologist 2249 413 15.5 1
 Other 39 13 25.0 1.82 0.96 3.43 0.066
 Family physician 65 13 16.7 1.09 0.59 1.99 0.782
Mean daily dose of isotretinoin (SD)
36.8 35.3 0.99 0.99 1.00 0.067
16.3 17.3
The year of treatment episode (beginning)
 2012 760 104 12.0 1 1
 2013 466 85 15.4 1.33 0.98 1.82 0.068 1.35 0.98 1.85 0.07
 2014 392 77 16.4 1.44 1.04 1.97 0.026 1.45 1.04 2.02 0.03
 2015 403 98 19.6 1.78 1.31 2.40 0 1.78 1.30 2.44 0.00
 2016 332 75 18.4 1.65 1.19 2.28 0.002 2.03 1.44 2.86 0.00
Mean duration of the treatment episode (months) (SD)
4.6 4.7 1.02 0.97 1.07 0.363 1.07 1.02 1.13 0.01
2.0 2.1

Statistically significant values are in bold