Declines in contraceptive visits in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Declines in contraceptive visits in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.contraception.2021.08.003
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发表时间:
2021-12
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Cohen JL
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作者:
Steenland MW;Geiger CK;Chen L;Rokicki S;Gourevitch RA;Sinaiko AD;Cohen JL
To document the change in contraceptive visits in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a nationwide sample of claims we analyzed the immediate and sustained changes in contraceptive visits during the pandemic by calculating the percentage change in number of visits between May 2019 and April 2020 and between December 2019 and December 2020, respectively. We examined these changes by contraceptive method, region, age, and use of telehealth, and separately for postpartum individuals. Relative to May 2019, in April 2020, visits for tubal ligation declined by 65% (95% CI, -65.5, -64.1), LARCs by 46% (95% CI, -47.0, -45.6), pill, patch, or ring by 45% (95% CI, -45.8, -44.5), and injectables by 16% (95% CI -17.2, -15.4). The sustained change in visits in December 2020 was larger for tubal ligation (-18%, 95% CI, -19.1, -16.8) and injectable (-11%, 95% CI, -11.4, -9.6) visits than for LARC (-6%, 95% CI, -6.6, -4.4) and pill, patch, and ring (-5%, 95% CI, -5.7, -3.7) visits. The immediate decline was highest in the Northeast and Midwest regions. Declines among postpartum individuals were smaller but still substantial. There were large declines in contraceptive visits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and visit numbers remained below pre-pandemic levels through the end of 2020. Declines in contraceptive visits during the pandemic suggest that many people faced difficulties accessing this essential health service during the COVID-19 pandemic
影响因子:
33.9
作者:
Moreland, Amanda;Herlihy, Christine;Baldwin, Grant
通讯作者:
Baldwin, Grant
影响因子:
158.5
作者:
Finer, Lawrence B.;Zolna, Mia R.
通讯作者:
Zolna, Mia R.
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Evans ML;Qasba N;Shah Arora K
通讯作者:
Shah Arora K