Contraceptive services in Oregon's state-funded network during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contraception
; 123: 110054, 2023 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To understand how changes to in-person health care during the COVID pandemic impacted contraceptive use in Oregon's state-funded network. STUDYDESIGN:
A retrospective cohort of 245,600 visits (virtual and in-person) among 70,295 women presenting to publicly funded family planning clinics in Oregon between January 2019 and June 2021. Data were abstracted from clinic records and restricted to visits of patients identifying as female, 12-51 years old, not using sterilization as a method. Contraception was grouped by effectiveness Tier (Tier 1 intrauterine device, implants; Tier 2 progestin injectable, pill/patch/ring). Multivariable logistic regression predicted the use of contraception by stage of the COVID pandemic which corresponded to service availability (prepandemic, acute nonemergency services halted, subacute restricted services), patient demographics, including insurance type, and clinic and geospatial characteristics.RESULTS:
Overall during the acute stage, people with visits were more likely to leave with a method of contraception odds ratios (OR) 1.39 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.24-1.57); however, it was significantly less likely to be a Tier 1 method (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.74-0.91) as compared to prepandemic. This finding was particularly marked in rural areas (OR 0.69 [96% CI 0.58-0.83]) and among the publicly insured (OR 0.87 [95% CI 0.80-0.94]).CONCLUSIONS:
Demand for contraception increased during the acute phase of the COVID pandemic, and shifts in method mix from Tier 1 to Tier 2 methods occurred. Disparities in contraceptive access persisted for those in rural locations or with public insurance. IMPLICATIONS Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic are critical to informing our future emergency response. The need for family planning services increased during the public health emergency.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Anticonceptivos
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Contraception
Año:
2023
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Article