Research Article

Determinants of Multimethod Contraceptive Use in a Sample of Adolescent Women Diagnosed with Psychological Disorders

Table 1

Characteristics of multimethod and non-multimethod users.

Multimethod
users ( )
Non-multimethod
users ( )
Mean (SD) (%)Mean (SD) (%)

Sociodemographic factors
Age of adolescent15.08 (1.22)15.40 (1.27).038
Race.680
 Caucasian30 (30.0)59 (31.4)
 African American58 (58.0)99 (52.7)
 Other3 (3.0)3 (1.6)
Ethnicity.190
 Hispanic9 (9.0)27 (14.4)
Family income.190
 ≤30 K/year60 (64.5)99 (56.3)
 >30 K/year33 (35.5)77 (43.8)
Parent marital status.161
 Married/remarried28 (28.0)68 (36.2)
 Single parent72 (72.0)120 (63.8)
Adolescent current sex partner.001
 Yes72 (72.0)94 (50.0)
 No28 (28.0)94 (50.0)