Table 2.

Barriers to Contraception Access Survey: Contraception Knowledge

Knowledge Question		Answers by Health Center and Employment Type
		HFM Provider	HFM Staff	St Margaret Provider	St Margaret Staff
1	LARC is appropriate for adolescents and nulliparous women. (T/F)	100% correct	94.1% correct	96% correct	87% correct
2	ACOG guidelines recommend the use of routine prophylactic antibiotics at the time of IUD insertion to decrease risk of pelvic infection. (T/F)*	97.1% correct	58.8% correct	98% correct	82.6% correct
3	History of previous ectopic pregnancy is a contraindication for IUD contraception. (T/F)*	94.1% correct	59.4% correct	76% correct	65.2% correct
4	Immediate postpartum insertion of LARC is safe. (T/F)*	97.1% correct	50% correct	78% correct	39.1% correct
5	Which of the following are required prior to inserting an IUD in an asymptomatic patient according to ACOG guidelines? (Pap smear,* STI testing, pregnancy test†, none*†)	Pap smear (2.90%); STI testing (35.3%); pregnancy test (85.3%); none (11.8%)	Pap smear (27.3%); STI testing (30.3%); pregnancy test (93.9%); none (0%)	Pap smear (14.0%); STI testing (36%); pregnancy test (94%); none (4%)	Pap smear (34.8%); STI testing (69.6%); pregnancy test (95.7%); none (0%)

^*Statistically significant at P<0.05 in the comparison of provider and staff responses.

^†IUD can be inserted if there is a negative pregnancy test or if the provider determines it is reasonably certain that a woman is not pregnant without needing a pregnancy test.