Table 2:
Social and economic characteristics by type of postpartum contraceptive counseling among low-income women in Texas who not initiate contraception in prior to hospital discharge, 2014–2018
| N | No contraceptive counseling % | Minimal contraceptiv e counseling % | Counseling on IUDs & implants, not high quality % | High quality counseling % | χ2 p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Hospital | 1167 | 22.4 | 33.9 | 17.3 | 26.5 | |
| Hospital 1 | 224 | 13.4 | 33.5 | 18.8 | 34.4 | |
| Hospital 2 | 156 | 36.5 | 31.4 | 17.3 | 14.7 | |
| Hospital 3 | 65 | 18.5 | 38.5 | 18.5 | 24.6 | |
| Hospital 4 | 207 | 10.1 | 31.4 | 25.6 | 32.9 | |
| Hospital 5 | 64 | 34.4 | 26.6 | 9.4 | 29.7 | |
| Hospital 6 | 227 | 18.9 | 43.6 | 12.8 | 24.7 | |
| Hospital 7 | 153 | 26.6 | 27.9 | 15.6 | 29.9 | |
| Hospital 8 | 71 | 49.3 | 32.4 | 12.7 | 5.6 | <0.001 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 605 | 22.4 | 31.9 | 17.0 | 28.7 | |
| 25–29 | 306 | 20.3 | 35.3 | 20.3 | 24.2 | |
| 30+ | 256 | 24.6 | 37.1 | 14.5 | 23.8 | 0.231 |
| Race/ethnicity/nativity | ||||||
| Hispanic Foreign-born | 502 | 26.0 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 24.0 | |
| Hispanic U.S.-born | 439 | 18.0 | 37.0 | 15.0 | 30.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 161 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 29.0 | |
| White & Other | 65 | 26.1 | 45.0 | 9.0 | 20.3 | 0.003 |
| Language | ||||||
| Spanish | 430 | 27.9 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 22.1 | |
| English | 737 | 19.1 | 36.2 | 15.7 | 29.0 | <0.001 |
| Insurance status (3-months) | ||||||
| Does not have insurance | 874 | 24.1 | 34.1 | 18.1 | 23.7 | |
| Has insurance | 289 | 17.2 | 33.1 | 15.2 | 34.5 | 0.001 |
| Education | ||||||
| <High school | 381 | 25.2 | 35.4 | 15.5 | 23.9 | |
| High school | 486 | 24.9 | 31.1 | 17.7 | 26.3 | |
| >High school | 300 | 14.3 | 36.5 | 18.9 | 29.9 | 0.009 |
| Living children | ||||||
| 1 | 359 | 18.1 | 33.7 | 18.7 | 29.5 | |
| 2 | 402 | 22.4 | 35.2 | 17.9 | 24.3 | |
| 3+ | 406 | 25.9 | 32.8 | 15.5 | 25.9 | 0.188 |
| Relationship status (3-months) | ||||||
| Single | 353 | 24.9 | 31.7 | 17.6 | 25.8 | |
| Cohabitating | 449 | 20.0 | 33.4 | 18.0 | 28.5 | |
| Married | 363 | 22.8 | 36.5 | 16.2 | 24.5 | 0.457 |
| Childbearing intentions (3-months) | ||||||
| Does not want more children | 404 | 26.4 | 32.4 | 17.8 | 23.5 | |
| Wants more children | 647 | 21.2 | 34.3 | 17.2 | 27.4 | |
| Unsure if wants more | 113 | 15.0 | 36.3 | 16.8 | 31.9 | 0.165 |
| Annual Household Income | ||||||
| <$10,000 | 416 | 26.7 | 36.3 | 16.6 | 20.4 | |
| $10,000 – $19,999 | 358 | 19.0 | 32.7 | 17.3 | 31.0 | |
| $20,000 – $34,999 | 238 | 19.3 | 34.9 | 19.8 | 26.1 | |
| $35,000+ | 110 | 23.4 | 29.7 | 13.5 | 33.3 | |
| Don’t know | 45 | 22.2 | 26.7 | 20.0 | 31.1 | 0.045 |
| Postpartum counseling location | ||||||
| Private | 394 | 7.0 | 43.0 | 16.0 | 34.0 | |
| Public/Mexico | 513 | 6.0 | 37.0 | 26.0 | 31.0 | 0.005 |
| Method preference (3-months) | ||||||
| None/Don’t know | 33 | 54.6 | 21.2 | 24.2 | 0.0 | |
| Less effective methods | 83 | 27.3 | 38.4 | 18.2 | 16.2 | |
| Non-LARC hormonal methods | 592 | 21.4 | 40.0 | 16.9 | 21.7 | |
| Implant or IUD | 360 | 19.6 | 29.6 | 16.6 | 34.3 | |
| Male or female sterilization | 99 | 26.5 | 38.6 | 20.5 | 14.5 | <0.001 |