Postpartum intentions on contraception use and method choice among breastfeeding women attending a university hospital in Ohio: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and reproductive characteristics among postpartum women planning to breastfeed for ≥6 months, N = 100

	%
Age
18–24	12
25–34	69
35+	19
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	76
Non-Hispanic black	10
Hispanic	5
Other	9
Relationship status
Married	73
Cohabiting	13
Not married or cohabiting	14
Highest educational level attained
High school or technical school	18
Some college or college degree	55
Some graduate school or graduate degree	27
Employment in past year
Full time	65
Part time	22
Not employed	13
Received public assistance in past year
Yes	19
No	81
Medicaid coverage
Yes	27
No	73
Number of prior live births
0	42
1	38
2 or more	20
Last contraceptive method used^a
Condom	28
Combination oral contraceptive	24
Withdrawal	14
Intrauterine device	11
Other methods^b	10
Rhythm	7
Progestin-only pills	6
No history of contraception use	7

^aParticipants could give >1 response; thus, sum exceeds 100%
^bConsisted of injectable (4%), contraceptive ring (2%), implant (1%), contraceptive patch (1%), diaphragm (1%) and spermicide (1%)

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