PRIOR USE OF LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION METHODS AND HEALTH PLAN TYPE PREDICTS GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING AN INTENDED PREGNANCY
Author(s)
Armstrong MA1, Postlethwaite D1, Darbinian J1, McCoy MA2, Law AW2
1Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA, 2Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc, Whippany, NJ, USA
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine if long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) use prior to pregnancy and health plan type were associated with greater likelihood of having an intended pregnancy (IP). METHODS: Women members of the Kaiser Permanente, Northern California (KPNC) integrated health plan aged 15-44 years who became pregnant between 1/1/2010 and 12/31/2012 were identified from KPNC databases. The last contraceptive method used within 2 years preceding pregnancy was determined. Key characteristics were compared among women with IPs vs. those with unintended pregnancies (UPs-unwanted or mistimed). Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine if health plan type, copays or prior LARC use were predictive of IP, controlling for age, race/ethnicity, marital status, education/income, parity, and select comorbidities. RESULTS: Among women included in the study, 27,498 (61%) had IPs and 17,853 (39%) had UPs. Higher education (47.9% vs. 17.2%), an income ≥$60,000 (55.0% vs. 21.0%), and already having one child (39.0% vs. 21.3%) were significantly (p<0.0001) more common among women with IPs. In comparison to women with IPs, significantly (p<0.0001) larger proportions of women with UPs were ≤24 years old (33.7% vs. 6.5%), single (39.8% vs. 5.5%), and had evidence of comorbidities (7.72% vs. 7.12%). When controlling for key characteristics, women who used LARC methods prior to pregnancy vs. women using non-LARC methods were 2.3-fold (p<0.0001) more likely to have an IP. Women with deductible plans with health savings accounts (HSA) vs. those with non-deductible plans had greater odds of having an IP (1.16, p=0.01). Upon further stratified analysis, prior use of LARC methods was associated with significantly greater likelihoods of having an IP across all evaluated race/ethnicities and education/incomes levels. CONCLUSIONS: Women KPNC members who used LARC methods prior to pregnancy and those who had a HSA were more likely to have an IP than an UP.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2014-05, ISPOR 2014, Palais des Congres de Montreal
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 3 (May 2014)
Code
PIH10
Topic
Epidemiology & Public Health
Topic Subcategory
Safety & Pharmacoepidemiology
Disease
Reproductive and Sexual Health