Hughey Katherine L, Llanes Mikel, Plegue Melissa, Kruger Daniel J, Waller Adreanne, Ledón Charo, Chang Tammy
University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine.
University of Michigan School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine.
PRiMER. 2017 Nov 1;1:21. doi: 10.22454/PRiMER.2017.651218. eCollection 2017 Sep.
This study characterizes the risk for unintended pregnancy among Latino men and women within a racially and ethnically diverse county in Michigan.
Latino respondents aged 18 to 50 years who reported no intention to become pregnant in the next year and no contraception use were defined as "at risk" for unintended pregnancy. Any associations between risk for unintended pregnancy and sociodemographic factors was determined through multivariate logistic regression.
Risk for unintended pregnancy was higher among men (67%) than women (59%; =0.046; n=341). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, English speaking ability was associated with lower odds for risk of unintended pregnancy (OR=0.73; =0.004). Having a high school degree or less was associated with higher odds for risk of unintended pregnancy (OR=4.15, <0.001 and OR=2.74, =0.026, respectively).
Among Latinos in a nonmetropolitan community, both men and women were at high risk for unintended pregnancy. Future studies that address the reasons behind this elevated risk may inform potential interventions among this at-risk group.
本研究描述了密歇根州一个种族和民族多样化的县内拉丁裔男性和女性意外怀孕的风险。
年龄在18至50岁之间、报告明年无意怀孕且未使用避孕措施的拉丁裔受访者被定义为意外怀孕的“高危人群”。通过多变量逻辑回归确定意外怀孕风险与社会人口学因素之间的任何关联。
男性意外怀孕风险(67%)高于女性(59%;P=0.046;n=341)。在多变量逻辑回归分析中,英语能力与意外怀孕风险较低相关(OR=0.73;P=0.004)。高中及以下学历与意外怀孕风险较高相关(分别为OR=4.15,P<0.001和OR=2.74,P=0.026)。
在一个非大都市社区的拉丁裔人群中,男性和女性意外怀孕的风险都很高。未来针对这种高风险背后原因的研究可能会为这一高危人群的潜在干预措施提供信息。