Contraceptive method use in the United States: trends and characteristics between 2008, 2012 and 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective was to examine levels of, correlates of and changes in the use of individual and grouped methods of contraception among US females aged 15-44 from 2008 to 2014.

Study design

Using three rounds of the National Survey of Family Growth, we analyzed samples of 12,279 (2008), 5601 (2012) and 5699 (2014) females. We conducted simple and multivariable logistic regression analyses to identify associations between demographic characteristics and contraceptive use, as well as between characteristics and changes in use patterns.

Results

In terms of overall trends in contraceptive use between 2008 and 2014, there was no significant change in the proportion of women who used a method among either all women (60%) or those at risk of unintended pregnancy (90%

SUBMITTER: Kavanaugh ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5959010 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature