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Table 2 Challenges in meeting patients’ contraceptive needs during COVID-19 pandemic

From: Assessing differences in contraceptive provision through telemedicine among reproductive health providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

 

Overall sample (n = 907)

 

n

%

Local COVID-19 policies (at time of survey)

  

 Stay-at-home/shelter-in-place order

120

(15)

 Re-opening with restrictions

580

(75)

 Completely open

80

(10)

In what ways has your clinic been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?

  

 Shift towards providing COVID-related care

259

(36)

 Decreased clinic hours

315

(44)

 Shortages of medical supplies/tests

288

(40)

 Decreased funding to clinic

92

(13)

 Increased staff layoffs

126

(18)

COVID has made it more difficult to…

  

 See new patients

651

(83)

 Offer contraceptive counseling

473

(61)

 Offer the full range of contraceptive methods

495

(65)

 Meet the needs of patients who are low-income

301

(40)

 Meet the needs of BIPOC patients

231

(30)

 Meet the needs of patients who are experiencing homelessness

263

(35)

 Meet the needs of marginalized patientsa

381

(50)

 Patient contraceptive caseload has decreased as a result of COVID-19 pandemic

536

(76)

COVID-19 pandemic has made it more challenging to offer care to patients experiencing…

  

 Unprotected sex

391

(51)

 Forced sex

272

(36)

 Intimate partner violence

345

(45)

 Mental health issues

387

(51)

 Patients who do not want to get pregnant

335

(44)

  1. aMarginalized is a binary variable which takes on a value of 1 for patients who are homeless, low-income, or BIPOC