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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec 12;214(6):716.e1–716.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.009

Table 2.

LARC selection and initiation post-abortion, by patient and clinic funding variables (n=648)

Funding variables LARC Selection LARC Initiation

Adjusted Odds Ratioa (95% CI) Adjusted Hazard Ratioa (95% CI)

Patient funding
Health insurance (ref: none)
 Public insurance 2.44** (1.40-4.26) 2.18** (1.31-3.62)
 Private insurance 1.40 (0.88-2.25) 1.09 (0.64-1.83)
 Don’t know 1.74 (0.69-4.71) 1.60 (0.49-5.22)
Source of abortion payment (ref: self or donated funds)
 State Medicaid 2.34*** (1.54-3.55) 2.29*** (1.44-3.61)
 Private insurance 1.49 (0.75-2.94) 1.94* (1.10-3.43)
Clinic-level funding policy
Medicaid covers abortion care 2.04*** (1.54-2.70) 1.73* (1.04-2.88)
Abortion providers may receive state family planning funds 1.84*** (1.30-2.59) 1.11 (0.57-2.14)
Medicaid family planning expansion program is in place 1.33 (0.90-1.98) 1.64 (0.94-2.29)
Private health insurance is mandated to cover contraception 1.24 (0.77-2.01) 1.80* (1.06-3.07)
***

p≤.001.

**

p≤.01.

*

p≤.05.

a

Adjusted models include age, race/ethnicity, parity, abortion type, prior contraceptive use, and happiness if pregnant in next year.