US "Safety Net" Clinics Provide Access to Effective Contraception for Adolescents and Young Women, 2017-2019.

ABSTRACT: Objectives. To describe patterns of providing moderately effective versus the most effective contraception and of providing implants versus intrauterine devices in US community health centers. Methods. We conducted a historical cohort study (2017-2019). Outcomes were woman-level receipt of most effective contraception (long-acting reversible contraception; implants and intrauterine devices) or moderately effective contraception. We used logistic regression to identify patient and clinic factors associated with providing (1) most versus moderately effective methods, and (2) implants versus intrauterine devices. We calculated adjusted probabilities for both outcomes by age group. Results. We included 199 652 events of providing contraception to 114 280 women in 410 commu

SUBMITTER: Darney BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9725103 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature