Table 3:
Safe and Unsafe Discordance by Condition in Specialty Clinics (N=178)
| Concordance | Discordance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Y N (%) |
Patient N N (%) |
Provider Y N (%) |
Provider N N (%) |
Concordant Patient: Y Provider: Y N (%) |
Concordant Patient: N Provider: N N (%) |
Safe Patient: Y Provider: N N (%) |
Unsafe Patient: N Provider: Y N (%) |
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| Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) Screening Questions | ||||||||
| Have you given birth in the past 6 weeks? | 2 (1) | 176 (99) | 0 (0) | 177 (100) | 0 (0) | 175 (99) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Are you currently breastfeeding | 0 (0) | 178 (100) | 0 (0) | 178 (100) | 0 (0) | 178 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Do you think you might be pregnant now? | 2 (1) | 176 (99) | 2 (1) | 176 (99) | 2 (1) | 176 (99) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Do you have diabetes? | 2 (1) | 175 (99) | 1 (1) | 176 (99) | 1 (1) | 174 (99) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Do you get migraine headaches? If so, have you ever had the kind of headaches that start with warning signs or symptoms, such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your hand or face that comes and goes completely away before the headache starts? | 74 (42) | 103 (58) | 91 (51) | 87 (49) | 56 (32) | 68 (38) | 18 (10) | 35 (20) |
| Do you have high blood pressure, hypertension or high cholesterol? (please indicate yes even if it is controlled by medication) | 14 (8) | 163 (92) | 12 (7) | 164 (93) | 8 (5) | 157 (90) | 6 (3) | 4 (2) |
| Have you ever had a heart attack or stroke, or been told you had any heart disease? | 12 (7) | 165 (93) | 12 (7) | 166 (93) | 6 (3) | 159 (90) | 6 (3) | 6 (3) |
| Have you ever had a blood clot? | 7 (4) | 170 (96) | 5 (3) | 172 (97) | 3 (2) | 167 (95) | 4 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Do you have lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or any blood disorders? | 41 (23) | 137 (77) | 37 (20) | 141 (80) | 32 (18) | 131 (74) | 9 (5) | 5 (4) |
| Have you had bariatric surgery or stomach reduction surgery? | 0 (0) | 177 (100) | 0 (0) | 175 (100) | 0 (0) | 174 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Do you have or have you ever had hepatitis, liver disease, liver cancer or gall bladder disease, or do you have jaundice (yellow skin or eyes)? | 5 (3) | 172 (97) | 4 (2) | 174 (98) | 1 (1) | 169 (96) | 4 (2) | 3 (1) |
| Have you had recent major surgery or are you planning to have surgery in the next 4 weeks? | 11 (6) | 166 (94) | 4 (2) | 171 (98) | 2 (1) | 161 (93) | 9 (5) | 2 (1) |
| Do you have or have you ever had breast cancer? | 0 (100) | 177 (100) | 0 (0) | 178 (100) | 0 (0) | 177 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Do you take medication for seizures, tuberculosis (TB), fungal infections or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? | 8 (5) | 168 (95) | 0 (0) | 174 (100) | 0 (0) | 164 (95) | 8 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Additional Risk Screening Questions * | ||||||||
| Have you ever been told by a medical professional that you are at a risk of developing a blood clot?* | 10 (6) | 167 (94) | 9 (5) | 163 (95) | 5 (3) | 157 (92) | 5 (3) | 4 (2) |
| Have you been told by a medical professional not to take hormones?* | 11 (6) | 166 (94) | 10 (6) | 162 (94) | 5 (3) | 155 (91) | 6 (3) | 5 (3) |
| Do you have allergies or bad reactions to medications?* | 60 (34) | 117 (66) | 55 (31) | 123 (69) | 45 (25) | 107 (61) | 15 (9) | 10 (6) |
*
Not classified as a Category 3 or 4 contraindication to hormonal contraception