Perceived Access to Contraception via Telemedicine Among Young Adults: Inequities by Food and Housing Insecurity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, including for contraceptive services. Data are needed to understand whether young people can access telemedicine for contraception, especially in underserved populations.

Objective

To compare young people's perceived access to telemedicine visits for contraception during the COVID-19 pandemic by food and housing insecurity.

Design

Supplementary study to a cluster randomized controlled trial in 25 community colleges in California and Texas. Online surveys were administered May 2020 to April 2021. Mixed-effects logistic regression models with random effects for site were used to examine differences in access to contraception through telemedicine by food and housing insecurity status, controlling for

SUBMITTER: Yarger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9165539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature