Background
Need for sexual and reproductive health services
Sexual and reproductive health service delivery
Title X Family Planning Program
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Preferences for providers of sexual and reproductive health services
Methods
Participants and setting
Measures and methods
Clinic perceptions
Utilization preferences
Data entry and analysis
Results
Sample characteristics
Characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age
| ||
10-19 years old | 136 | 19.5 |
20-29 years old | 380 | 54.6 |
30-39 years old | 116 | 16.7 |
40-49 years old | 43 | 6.2 |
50-59 years old | 9 | 1.3 |
60+ years old | 2 | 0.3 |
Missing | 10 | 1.4 |
Teen/Adult
| ||
Teen (13–17 years old) | 58 | 8.3 |
Adult (18+ years old) | 628 | 90.2 |
Missing | 10 | 1.4 |
Sex
| ||
Male | 79 | 11.4 |
Female | 610 | 87.6 |
Missing | 7 | 1.0 |
Woman of Reproductive Age (female 15–44 years old) | 578 | 94.81
|
Race/Ethnicity
| ||
Asian | 7 | 1.0 |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1 |
Black/African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) | 151 | 21.7 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 6 | 0.9 |
White (Not Hispanic or Latino) | 423 | 60.8 |
Hispanic (All Races) | 55 | 7.9 |
Unknown/Other | 5 | 0.7 |
Missing | 48 | 6.9 |
Clinic is Regular Source of Health Care | 512 | 73.6% |
Perceptions of Title X-funded family planning clinics
Perceptions | Poor | Fair | Okay | Good | Great | Missing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) | |
Ease of Getting Care
| ||||||
Ability to get an appointment when you need one | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.6) | 48 (6.9) | 145 (20.8) |
495 (71.1)
| 4 (0.6) |
Hours clinic is open | 5 (0.7) | 11 (1.6) | 47 (6.8) | 192 (27.6) |
432 (62.1)
| 9 (1.3) |
Convenience of clinic’s location | 4 (0.6) | 8 (1.1) | 44 (6.3) | 143 (20.5) |
481 (69.1)
| 16 (2.3) |
Front Desk Staff
| ||||||
Friendly and helpful to you | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 14 (2.0) | 97 (13.9) |
581 (83.5)
| 3 (0.4) |
Answers your questions | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (1.7) | 96 (13.8) |
580 (83.3)
| 8 (1.1) |
Medical Staff
| ||||||
Takes enough time with you | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (1.7) | 91 (13.1) |
589 (84.6)
| 3 (0.4) |
Gives you good advice and treatment | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.3) | 8 (1.1) | 75 (10.8) |
607 (87.2)
| 3 (0.4) |
Listens to you | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.4) | 76 (10.9) |
603 (86.6)
| 5 (0.7) |
Explains what you want to know | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | 6 (0.9) | 86 (12.4) |
595 (85.5)
| 6 (0.9) |
Facility
| ||||||
Neat and clean | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 8 (1.1) | 98 (14.1) |
587 (84.3)
| 2 (0.3) |
Comfortable | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 21 (3.0) | 106 (15.2) |
563 (80.9)
| 4 (0.6) |
Privacy in waiting and exam rooms | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.6) | 26 (3.7) | 99 (14.2) |
558 (80.2)
| 8 (1.1) |
Affordability
| ||||||
Cost of services | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.6) | 30 (4.3) | 88 (12.6) |
564 (81.0)
| 10 (1.4) |
Confidentiality
| ||||||
Keeping my personal information private | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.6) | 52 (7.5) |
629 (90.4)
| 4 (0.6) |
Preferences for utilizing Title X-funded family planning clinics
Sexual and Reproductive Health Service | Never | Sometimes | No Preference | Usually | Always | Missing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) |
f (%) | |
Birth Control | 49 (7.0) | 11 (1.6) | 38 (5.5) | 42 (6.0) |
427 (61.4)
| 129 (18.5) |
STD Testing | 37 (5.3) | 13 (1.9) | 43 (6.2) | 51 (7.3) |
429 (61.6)
| 123 (17.7) |
Physical Exams | 76 (10.9) | 25 (3.6) | 56 (8.0) | 62 (8.9) |
347 (49.9)
| 130 (18.7) |
Pregnancy Testing | 65 (9.3) | 21 (3.0) | 57 (8.2) | 45 (6.5) |
350 (50.3)
| 158 (22.7) |
Health Information | 53 (7.6) | 28 (4.0) | 70 (10.1) | 72 (10.3) |
331 (47.6)
| 142 (20.4) |
HIV Testing | 51 (7.3) | 14 (2.0) | 47 (6.8) | 51 (7.3) |
394 (56.6)
| 139 (20.0) |
Gender | Age | Race | Post-Hoc | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male
|
Female
|
p-value
|
Teen
|
Adult
|
p-value
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
White
|
p-value
| Comparisons1
| |
Birth Control | 151.78 |
290.64
|
0.000*
| 309.95 | 277.86 | 0.087 | 236.42 | 271.29 | 260.14 | 0.106 | |
STD Testing | 286.87 | 284.22 | 0.876 |
324.73
| 280.02 |
0.022*
| 250.76 | 269.36 | 259.91 | 0.618 | |
Physical Exams | 215.48 |
286.85
|
0.001*
|
323.33
| 276.12 |
0.030*
| 227.96 | 271.19 | 263.71 |
0.025*
| W > B |
Pregnancy Testing | 151.28 |
273.90
|
0.000*
|
307.58
| 262.34 |
0.029*
| 233.50 | 268.68 | 241.75 | 0.312 | |
Health Information | 230.84 |
279.13
|
0.024*
|
320.58
| 269.93 |
0.021*
| 239.83 | 251.79 | 253.96 | 0.584 | |
HIV Testing | 282.23 | 275.87 | 0.726 |
314.07
| 272.15 |
0.036*
| 236.40 | 256.80 | 255.35 | 0.297 |