Colleen L MacCallum-Bridges1, Claire E Margerison2. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 939 Fee Road, East Lansing, MI 48825, United States. Electronic address: cmaccallum@epi.msu.edu. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 939 Fee Road, East Lansing, MI 48825, United States.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE(S): The Affordable Care Act contraception mandate could reduce unintended pregnancies by increasing access and affordability of contraceptive resources, e.g., long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). We assessed: (1) whether unintended pregnancies decreased post-mandate, and (2) whether this decrease differed by demographic characteristics. STUDY DESIGN: We used data from the National Survey of Family Growth (unweighted n = 7409) in logistic regression analyses to compare odds of unintended pregnancy pre-mandate (2008-2010) vs post-mandate (2013-2015), overall and stratified by demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Paralleling an increase in long-acting reversible contraceptive use (p < 0.01), post-mandate, the odds of experiencing unintended pregnancy in the prior year decreased 15% overall (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.62, 1.17), with the greatest reduction observed among women with government-sponsored insurance (OR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.41, 0.97). CONCLUSIONS: Unintended pregnancy decreased following the contraception mandate, although possibly due to chance. The short study period relative to the mandate could under-estimate the mandate's effect.
OBJECTIVE(S): The Affordable Care Act contraception mandate could reduce unintended pregnancies by increasing access and affordability of contraceptive resources, e.g., long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). We assessed: (1) whether unintended pregnancies decreased post-mandate, and (2) whether this decrease differed by demographic characteristics. STUDY DESIGN: We used data from the National Survey of Family Growth (unweighted n = 7409) in logistic regression analyses to compare odds of unintended pregnancy pre-mandate (2008-2010) vs post-mandate (2013-2015), overall and stratified by demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Paralleling an increase in long-acting reversible contraceptive use (p < 0.01), post-mandate, the odds of experiencing unintended pregnancy in the prior year decreased 15% overall (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.62, 1.17), with the greatest reduction observed among women with government-sponsored insurance (OR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.41, 0.97). CONCLUSIONS: Unintended pregnancy decreased following the contraception mandate, although possibly due to chance. The short study period relative to the mandate could under-estimate the mandate's effect.
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