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Table 3 Proportion of women choosing a more effective contraceptive method, by LS, all women (total) and immigrants

From: Developing contraceptive services for immigrant women postpartum – a case study of a quality improvement collaborative in Sweden

 

Baseline/LS1

Pre-QIC

1st Sep-12th Dec 2018

LS2

(13th Dec 2018-5th March 2019)

LS3

(6th March-4th June 2019)

LS4

(5th June-31st Aug 2019)

Increase in more effective method in %

 

Less effective/ no methodb

n (%)

More effective methodsa

n (%)

Less effective/

No methodb

n (%)

More effective methodsa

n (%)

Less effective/ no methodb

n (%)

More effective methodsa

n (%)

Less effective/ no methodb

n (%)

More effective methodsa

n (%)

LS4 vs. LS1

LS3 vs. LS1

LS2 vs. LS1

Immigrants

51 (70)

22 (30)

30 (48)

33 (52)

34 (45)

41 (55)

45 (53)

40 (47)

+ 16.9 (0.03)c

+ 24.5

+ 22.2

TOTAL

98 (64)

55 (36)

49 (45)

59 (55)

66 (46)

78 (54)

80 (49)

82 (51)

+  14.7 (0.008)c

+ 18.2

+ 18.7

  1. aMore effective contraception was defined as short-acting reversible contraception (SARC), including contraceptive pills, the combined hormonal contraceptive patch and ring, progestin only injectables and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including subdermal implant, intrauterine devices and levonorgestrel intrauterine systems. bLess effective methods were defined as a choice of methods such as barrier methods, withdrawal, natural family planning or choice of no method at all
  2. cChi2-test was used to calculate p-values regarding the difference in choice of more effective contraceptive method between LS 4 and 1
  3. LS learning seminars, QIC Quality improvement collaborative