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Table 2 Factors associated with IUD prescribing by age group

From: The levonorgestrel intrauterine device in Australia: analysis of prescribing data 2008–2012

 

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

IRR1

Adjusted IRR

IRR

Adjusted IRR

IRR

Adjusted IRR

IRR

Adjusted IRR

IRR

Adjusted IRR

IRR

Adjusted IRR

IRR

Adjusted IRR

Supply Year

1.24

(1.22–1.27)

1.24

(1.22–1.27)

1.16

(1.15–1.18)

1.16

(1.15–1.18)

1.09

(1.08–1.10)

1.10

(1.08–1.11)

1.05

(1.04–1.06)

1.05

(1.04–1.06)

1.06

(1.06–1.07)

1.06

(1.06–1.07)

1.09

(1.08–1.10)

1.09

(1.08–1.10)

1.10

(1.09–1.11)

1.10

(1.09–1.11)

Remoteness

 Major City

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Inner Regional

1.62

(1.38–1.92)

1.57

(1.35–1.83)

2.09

(1.79–2.45)

2.08

(1.79–2.43)

1.99

(1.74–2.28)

2.01

(1.74–2.31)

1.52

(1.37–1.68)

1.54

(1.38–1.72)

1.21

(1.12–1.30)

1.22

(1.12–1.32)

1.09

(1.01–1.18)

1.10

(1.02–1.19)

1.07

(0.98–1.16)

1.07

(0.99–1.17)

 Outer Regional

1.90

(1.59–2.26)

1.77

(1.48–2.13)

2.40

(2.01–2.87)

2.39

(1.97–2.89)

2.10

(1.81–2.42)

2.13

(1.80–2.52)

1.55

(1.39–1.72)

1.60

(1.40–1.83)

1.18

(1.09–1.29)

1.20

(1.09–1.33)

1.12

(1.04–1.21)

1.14

(1.05–1.24)

1.12

(1.03–1.21)

1.13

(1.03–1.24)

 Remote

1.06

(0.58–1.93)

1.62

(1.00–2.63)

1.66

(0.95–2.93)

2.54

(1.78–3.63)

1.35

(0.80–2.30)

2.10

(1.47–3.00)

1.04

(0.68–1.59)

1.60

(1.25–2.07)

0.87

(0.61–1.26)

1.24

(0.92–1.67)

0.88

(0.62–1.24)

1.16

(0.83–1.62)

0.94

(0.76–1.17)

1.14

(0.87–1.50)

 Very Remote

1.73

(1.06–2.83)

3.01

(1.98–4.58)

1.87

(1.28–2.75)

3.11

(2.06–4.68)

1.59

(1.16–2.19)

2.70

(1.83–3.93)

1.12

(0.91–1.39)

1.90

(1.36–2.64)

0.89

(0.74–1.07)

1.36

(0.93–1.98)

0.92

(0.69–1.21)

1.28

(0.86–1.91)

0.89

(0.68–1.16)

1.12

(0.74–1.70)

AMS

 None

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

1.40

(1.18–1.66)

1.16

(1.00–1.35)

1.33

(1.08–1.65)

1.02

(0.86–1.20)

1.20

(0.97–1.49)

0.96

(0.81–1.14)

1.07

(0.91–1.26)

0.93

(0.80–1.08)

1.03

(0.93–1.14)

0.97

(0.88–1.07)

1.01

(0.93–1.09)

0.97

(0.89–1.05)

1.01

(0.93–1.10)

0.98

(0.89–1.07)

 Remote AMS

1.18

(0.69–2.02)

0.55

(0.32–0.95)

1.37

(0.91–2.05)

0.56

(0.36–0.89)

1.14

(0.80–1.61)

0.54

(0.35–0.83)

1.07

(0.68–0.02)

0.53

(0.38–0.75)

0.76

(0.62–0.94)

0.61

(0.42–0.88)

0.80

(0.62–1.05)

0.67

(0.45–1.00)

0.84

(0.69–1.03)

0.76

(0.53–1.10)

Family Planning

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

1.21

(0.90–1.63)

1.25

(0.90–1.72)

1.09

(0.74–1.47)

0.97

(0.75–1.26)

0.95

(0.72–1.24)

0.97

(0.78–1.50)

0.92

(0.77–1.10)

0.93

(0.78–1.11)

0.96

(0.86–1.08)

0.97

(0.87–1.09

0.97

(0.87–1.07)

0.98

(0.88–1.08)

1.00

(0.89–1.12)

1.00

(0.89–1.13)

  1. 1: IRR incidence rate ratio