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Table 6 Challenges in meetings patients’ contraceptive needs during COVID-19 pandemic by time of survey (n = 908)

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

 

April–May 2020 (n = 223)

June–July 2020 (n = 341)

August 2020–January 2021 (n = 343)

Overall sample (n = 908)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Local COVID-19 policies (at time of survey)

        

 Stay-at-home/shelter-in-place order

61

(29)

19

(7)

40

(14)

120

(15)

 Re-opening with restrictions

146

(70)

244

(85)

190

(67)

580

(75)

 Completely open

3

(1)

25

(9)

50

(18)

78

(10)

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

      

 Shift towards providing COVID-related care

88

(41)

84

(32)

87

(37)

259

(36)

 Decreased clinic hours

108

(50)

112

(43)

95

(40)

315

(44)

 Shortages of medical supplies/tests

96

(45)

99

(38)

93

(39)

288

(40)

Decreased funding to clinic

27

(13)

35

(14)

30

(13)

92

(13)

 Increased staff layoffs

31

(14)

54

(21)

41

(17)

126

(18)

COVID has made it more difficult to…

        

 See new patients

185

(83)

232

(81)

234

(84)

651

(83)

 Offer contraceptive counseling

140

(63)

159

(57)

174

(63)

473

(61)

 Offer the full range of contraceptive methods

160

(72)

174

(63)

161

(63)

495

(65)

 Meet the needs of patients who are low-income

88

(42)

109

(39)

104

(39)

301

(40)

 Meet the needs of BIPOC patients

62

(30)

82

(29)

87

(32)

231

(30)

 Meet the needs of patients who are experiencing homelessness

80

(38)

92

(33)

91

(34)

263

(35)

 Meet the needs of patients in marginalized communitiesa

116

(55)

133

(48)

132

(49)

381

(50)

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

168

(78)

203

(78)

165

(70)

536

(76)

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

 Unprotected sex

121

(56)

140

(50)

130

(48)

391

(51)

 Forced sex

83

(40)

105

(38)

84

(31)

272

(36)

 Intimate partner violence

100

(47)

133

(48)

112

(42)

345

(45)

 Mental health issues

107

(50)

138

(49)

142

(53)

387

(51)

 Patients who do not want to get pregnant

95

(45)

126

(45)

113

(42)

334

(44)

  1. aPatients in marginalized communities is a binary variables which takes on a value of 1 for patients who are homeless, low-income, or BIPOC