Table 2.
Contraceptive method selection by housing status in the HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative (N = 4.3171).
| Method received at baseline | Control Period2 |
Intervention Period2 |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing insecure3 (n = 157) | Housing secure (n = 525) | Housing insecure3 (n = 804) | Housing secure (n = 2,831) | ||
| Implant | 8 (5.1%) | 28 (5.3%) | 179 (22.2%) | 608 (21.4%) | 823 (19.1%) |
| Copper IUD | 14 (8.9%) | 36 (6.8%) | 97 (12.0%) | 382 (13.5%) | 529 (12.2%) |
| Hormonal IUD | 25 (15.9%) | 53 (10.1%) | 220 (27.3%) | 764 (26.9%) | 1,062 (24.6%) |
| Injectable | 38 (24.2%) | 128 (24.3%) | 92 (11.4%) | 290 (10.2%) | 548 (12.7%) |
| Oral contraceptive | 51 (32.4%) | 207 (39.3%) | 164 (20.4%) | 639 (22.5%) | 1,062 (24.6%) |
| Patch/ring | 14 (8.9%) | 44 (8.4%) | 45 (5.8%) | 127 (4.5%) | 232 (5.4%) |
| Condoms (male or female) | 5 (3.2%) | 17 (3.2%) | 1 (0.01%) | 7 (0.02%) | 30 (0.07%) |
| Other4 | 1 (0.6%) | 7 (1.3%) | 5 (0.06%) | 12 (0.04%) | 25 (0.05%) |
| Nothing | 1 (0.6%) | 5 (0.9%) | 1 (0.01%) | 8 (0.02%) | 15 (0.03%) |
| Total | 157 | 525 | 804 | 2,831 | 4,3174 |
IUD = Intrauterine Device.
We excluded ten individuals from the study population of 4,427, as they did not have complete dates of enrollment to confirm the study period.
Control period refers to the 6-month control period where women received clinical standard of care; Intervention period refers to a year-long period where clinics improved stocking & provider coverage and women could receive all methods at no cost.
Housing insecurity was defined as individuals who reported being currently homeless/in a shelter, in temporary or transitional housing, staying temporarily with a friend or family member, and/or reported difficulty paying for housing within the past 12 months.
Other includes spermicides, diaphragms, fertility-awareness methods, withdrawal, and emergency contraception.