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Table 5 Counseling and referrals for unplanned pregnancy, by Healthy Texas Women providers’ funding source

From: Evidence-based family planning services among publicly funded providers in Texas

When counseling patient with unplanned pregnancy, provider is likely or very likely to…

 

Provider funding source

All providers (n = 112)

HTW Only (n = 64)

HTW & FPP (n = 24)

HTW & Title X (n = 24)

p-value†

Provide comprehensive options counseling (discuss all three options)

48.0

42.0

50.0

63.0

0.232

 Discuss continuing pregnancy as an option

95.0

92.0

100.0

96.0

0.335

 Discuss adoption as an option

82.0

84.0

79.0

79.0

0.776

 Discuss abortion as an option

51.0

45.0

50.0

67.0

0.202

Provide direct referral for all three options

30.0

28.0

25.0

38.0

0.597

 Refer for prenatal care or schedule a prenatal visit

96.0

95.0

100.0

96.0

0.564

 Refer or provide a list of agencies that provide adoption

58.0

58.0

50.0

67.0

0.504

 Refer or provide a list of agencies that provide abortion

38.0

38.0

33.0

42.0

0.837

  1. Data source: Healthy Texas Women provider survey, 2018 (n = 112)
  2. p-values obtained from chi-square tests