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Alternative Title:
Am Heart J
Personal Author:
ANDERSON, Kayla N. ; TEPPER, Naomi K. ; DOWNING, Karrie ; AILES, Elizabeth C. ; ABARBANELL, Ginnie ; ... More +
ANDERSON, Kayla N. ; TEPPER, Naomi K. ; DOWNING, Karrie ; AILES, Elizabeth C. ; ABARBANELL, Ginnie ; FARR, Sherry L. Less -
Description:
Background:

The American Heart Association recommends women with congenital heart defects (CHD) receive contraceptive counseling early in their reproductive years, but little is known about contraceptive method use among women with CHD. We describe recent female sterilization and reversible prescription contraceptive method use by presence of CHD and CHD severity in 2014.

Methods:

Using IBM MarketScan Commercial Databases, we included women aged 15–44 years with prescription drug coverage in 2014 who were enrolled ≥11 months annually in employer-sponsored health plans between 2011–2014. CHD, CHD severity, contraceptive methods, and obstetric-gynecology and cardiology provider encounters were identified using billing codes. We used log-binomial regression to calculate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to compare contraceptive method use overall and by effectiveness tier by CHD presence and, for women with CHD, severity.

Results:

Recent sterilization or current reversible prescription contraceptive method use varied slightly among women with (39.2%) and without (37.3%) CHD, aPR=1.04, 95% CI [1.01–1.07]. Women with CHD were more likely to use any Tier I method (12.9%) than women without CHD (9.3%), aPR=1.41, 95% CI [1.33–1.50]. Women with severe, compared to non-severe, CHD were less likely to use any method, aPR=0.85, 95% CI [0.78–0.92], or Tier I method, aPR=0.84, 95% CI [0.70–0.99]. Approximately 60% of women with obstetric-gynecology and <40% with cardiology encounters used any included method.

Conclusions:

There may be missed opportunities for providers to improve uptake of safe, effective contraceptive methods for women with CHD who wish to avoid pregnancy.


Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Contraception
Contraception Behavior
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Morbidity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Unplanned
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Sexual Behavior
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys And Questionnaires
Survival Rate
Young Adult

Source:
Am Heart J. 222:38-45
Pubmed ID:
32014720
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7521137
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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