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Table 3 Prevalence of oral contraceptive use in adolescents and young women living in Spain, according to comorbidity and use of healthcare resources. Spanish National Health Surveys 2006 and 2012

From: Trends in the use of oral contraceptives among adolescents and young women in Spain

 

Oral contraceptive use

SNHS 2006 % (95 % CI)

SNHS 2012 % (95 % CI)

Self-assessment of health status

Very good / Good

13.75 (11.91–15.82)

10.14 (8.45–12.12)

Fair / Poor / Very poor

17.30 (13.58–21.78)

10.81 (6.65–17.10)

Chronic illness*

No

13.56 (11.77–15.46)

9.76 (8.08–11.74)

Yes

19.78 (14.96–25.68)

13.47 (9.02–19.63)

Psychological disorders*

No

14.03 (12.31–15.96)

10.04 (8.40–11.97)

Yes

19.16 (13.33–26.76)

13.25 (7.45–22.46)

Medical consultation*

No

12.40 (10.59–14.47)

9.75 (7.86–12.05)

Yes

18.48 (15.20–22.29)

11.25 (8.52–14.70)

Type of health insurance coverage

Private

14.78 (8.39–24.72)

14.12 (9.71–20.08)

Public

14.41 (12.69–16.31)

9.61 (7.94–11.60)

Gynecologist visits in preceding 12 months*†

No

2.27 (1.37–3.74)

1.95 (0.9–4.17)

Yes

20.09 (17.76–22.64)

13.86 (11.66–16.40)

Pap smear in preceding 12 months*†

No

7.19 (5.43–9.48)

3.69 (2.38–5.68)

Yes

22.48 (19.74–25.49)

15.96 (13.32–19.00)

Family planning services in preceding 12 months*†

No

12.85 (11.25–14.64)

9.81 (8.23–11.67)

Yes

41.78 (31.12–53.27)

19.39 (10.05–34.11)

Medication consumption*†

No

14.24 (12.49–16.18)

9.46 (7.90–11.28)

Yes

16.46 (11.30–23.35)

19.93 (12.01–31.23)

Alternative medicines*†

No

14.11 (12.42–15.99)

9.66 (8.07–11.53)

Yes

23.09 (14.32–35.02)

28.39 (16.44–44.40)

  1. *Statistically significant association of consumption in SNHS 2006 (p < 0.05)
  2. †Statistically significant association of consumption in SNHS 2012 (p < 0.05)