Concern that contraception affects future fertility: How common is this concern among young people and does it stop them from using contraception?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines the concern that contraception affects future fertility among community college students and its association with contraceptive use.

Study design

We used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial with 2060 community college students assigned female at birth. We used mixed-effects multivariate logistic regression adjusted for clustered data to assess sociodemographic factors associated with concerns about contraception affecting future fertility and to test the association between this concern and contraceptive use.

Results

Most participants (69%) worried about contraception affecting their future fertility. Multivariable results indicated that first-generation college students (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.24; 95% confidence inter

SUBMITTER: Watson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755709 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature