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Contraceptive care in the VA health care system.

Borrero S, Mor MK, Zhao X, McNeil M, Ibrahim S, Hayes P. Contraceptive care in the VA health care system. Contraception. 2012 Jun 1; 85(6):580-8.

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Little is known about contraceptive care within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of documented contraception by race/ethnicity within the VA and to examine the association between receiving primary care in women's health clinics (WHCs) and having a documented contraceptive method. STUDY DESIGN: We examined national VA administrative and pharmacy data for 103,950 female veterans aged 18-45 years who made at least one primary care clinic visit in 2008. Multivariable regression models were used to examine the associations between race/ethnicity and receipt of care in a WHC with having a method of contraception while controlling for confounders. RESULTS: Only 22% of women veterans had a documented method of contraception during 2008. After adjusting for potential confounders, Hispanic and African-American women were significantly less likely to have a method compared to whites [odds ratio (OR): 0.82; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.76-0.88 and OR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.81-0.89, respectively]. Women who went to WHCs were significantly more likely to have a method of contraception compared to women who went to traditional primary care clinics (OR: 2.05; 95% CI: 1.97-2.14). CONCLUSIONS: Overall contraceptive prevalence in the VA is low, but receiving care in a WHC is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of having a contraceptive method.




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