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Table 1 Knowledge of 12-month contraceptive supply policy and demographic characteristics of obstetrician/gynecologist respondents. (n = 275)

From: Association of 12-month contraceptive supply policy and months of oral contraception prescribed by obstetrics and gynecology resident physicians: an exploratory cross-sectional study

 

Resides in state without 12-month contraceptive supply policy

(n, %)

143 (52)

Resides in state with 12-month contraceptive supply policya

(n, %)

132 (48)

p-value

Knowledge about contraception policy

Does your state have a policy requiring insurers to cover a 12-month supply of contraception?

  

0.49

 Yes, and women are able to get a 12-month supply

27 (18.9)

35 (26.5)

 

 Yes, but only with certain insurance plans

9 (6.3)

7 (5.3)

 

 No

3 (2.1)

2 (1.5)

 

 I don’t know

104 (72.7)

88 (66.7)

 

Demographics

Race/ethnicity

  

0.49

 White

99 (69.2)

80 (60.6)

 

 Black

6 (4.2)

9 (6.8)

 

 Hispanic

9 (6.3)

10 (7.6)

 

 Asian

23 (16.1)

24 (18.2)

 

 American native

1 (0.7)

2 (1.5)

 

Age (years) *

  

0.003

 20–29

86 (60.1)

65 (49.20)

 

 30–39

57 (39.9)

67 (50.80)

 

Gender *

  

0.01

 Female

126 (88.1)

116 (87.90)

 

 Male

16 (11.2)

15 (11.40)

 

 Gender variant, non-conforming

0

1 (0.8)

 

Regions of the United States

  

0.47

 Midwest

52 (36.4)

0 (0)

 

 Northeast

28 (19.6)

31 (23.5)

 

 South

42 (29.4)

8 (6.1)

 

 West

21 (14.7)

93 (70.5)

 

Program characteristics

 

Type of program*

  

 < 0.001

 Residency program

128 (89.5)

116 (87.9)

 

 Fellowship program

15 (10.5)

16 (12.1)

 

Years in current training program*

  

 < 0.001

 1

35 (24.5)

37 (28.0)

 

 2

32 (22.4)

34 (25.8)

 

 3

31 (21.7)

31 (23.5)

 

 4

35 (24.5)

26 (19.7)

 

 5 + 

10 (7.0)

4 (3.0)

 
  1. aStates with policy at time of survey distribution include California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
  2. *p < 0.05 for Chi-squared or Fisher’s exact test