Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York, USA.
Contraception. 2011 Sep;84(3):249-51. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.01.017. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
The study was conducted to examine the extent of unintended pregnancy among female active-duty military personnel in the US Armed Forces.
Data consisted of representative data from active-duty women aged 18-44 years (n=3745) from the 2005 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel. The proportion of women with an unintended pregnancy in the last 12 months, the pregnancy rate and the percentage of all pregnancies in the last 12 months that were unintended were calculated.
An estimated 54% of pregnancies were unintended, based on self-reports. After accounting for likely underreporting for abortion, the adjusted unintended pregnancy rate was 117 per 1000 women. Younger and less educated women had higher rates, as did enlisted women when compared to officers.
Further efforts are needed to reduce unintended pregnancy among women in the military.
本研究旨在调查美国武装部队中现役女性的意外怀孕情况。
数据来自于 2005 年国防部对现役军人健康相关行为的调查，包括年龄在 18-44 岁的 3745 名现役女性。计算了过去 12 个月内意外怀孕的女性比例、怀孕率以及过去 12 个月内所有怀孕中意外怀孕的百分比。
根据自我报告，估计有 54%的怀孕是意外的。在考虑到堕胎可能报告不足的情况下，调整后的意外怀孕率为每 1000 名女性中有 117 例。年轻和受教育程度较低的女性、 enlisted 女性（与军官相比）的怀孕率更高。
需要进一步努力降低军中女性的意外怀孕率。
