Table 1.

Top reasons sexually experienced participants gave for not using their preferred LARC or short-acting hormonal method^*

	Preferred method
	IUD or Implant (N=129)		Short-acting Hormonal Methods (N=320)
	n	%	n	%
Can’t afford it / don’t have insurance	59	45.7	111	34.7
Don’t know where to get it	22	17.1	47	14.7
Haven’t made an appointment to get it	22	17.1	80	25.0
Insurance doesn’t cover the method	14	10.9	14	4.4
Not currently sexually active	10	7.8	74	23.1
Too much of a hassle to get it	7	5.4	29	9.1

^*Multiple responses valid

Short-acting hormonal methods include the oral contraceptive pill, patch, ring, and injectable contraception (Depo-Provera)