Changes in Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods Among U.S. Women, 2009–2012

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To examine current levels, current correlates of, and changes in long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) use, including intrauterine devices and implants, among females aged 15–44 years using contraception between 2008–2010 and 2011–2013 with specific attention to associations between race, income, and age and their LARC use. METHODS We analyzed data from two rounds of the National Survey of Family Growth, nationally representative samples of females aged 15–44 years, consisting of 6,428 females in 2008–2010 and 5,601 females in 2011–2013. We conducted simple and multivariable logistic regression analyses with adjustments for the sampling design to identify demographic characteristics predictive of LARC use and changes in these patterns between the two time periods. In this cross-sectional, descriptive study, our primary outcome of interest was current prevalence of LARC use among all contraceptive users at the time of the interview. RESULTS The prevalence of LARC use among contracepting U.S. females increased from 8.5% in 2009 to 11.6% in 2012 (P<.01). The most significant increases occurred among Hispanic females (from 8.5% to 15.1%), those with private insurance (7.1–11.1%), those with fewer than two sexual partners in the previous year (9.2–12.4%), and those who were nulliparous (2.1–5.9%) (all P<.01). In multivariable analyses adjusting for key demographic characteristics, the strongest associations with LARC use in 2012 were parity (adjusted odds ratios [ORs] 4.3–5.5) and having a history of stopping non-LARC hormonal use (adjusted OR 1.9). Women aged 35–44 years (adjusted OR 0.3) were less likely to be LARC users than their counterparts (all P<.001). Poverty status was not associated with LARC use. There were no differences in discontinuation of LARC methods resulting from dissatisfaction between minority women and non-Hispanic white women. CONCLUSION During the most recent time period surveyed, use of LARC methods, particularly intrauterine devices, increased almost uniformly across the population of users.

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