Table 3 Observed contraceptive use over time (2013–2017) among Australian women born 1989–1995, according to chronic disease status
Contraceptive | Chronic disease status 2013 (Survey 1, aged 18–24) | Chronic disease status 2015 (Survey 3, aged 20–26) | Chronic disease status 2017 (Survey 5, aged 22–28) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No n = 11,476 n (%) | Yes n = 2674 n (%) | No n = 6114 n (%) | Yes n = 1707 n (%) | No n = 5589 n (%) | Yes n = 1628 n (%) | |
Any contraception | 10,108 (88.1) | 2339 (87.5) | 5450 (89.1%) | 1536 (90.0%) | 4953 (88.6) | 1430 (87.8) |
Pill | 6343 (55.3) | 1465 (54.8) | 3292 (53.8%) | 902 (52.8%) | 2522 (45.1) | 693 (42.6) |
Condom | 4950 (43.1) | 1135 (42.4) | 2433 (39.8%) | 659 (38.6%) | 2090 (37.4) | 592 (36.4) |
Progestogen-only implant | 1188 (10.4) | 283 (10.6) | 712 (11.6%) | 233 (13.6%) | 671 (12.0) | 202 (12.4) |
Progestogen IUD | 212 (1.8) | 81 (3.0) | 276 (4.5%) | 83 (4.9%) | 493 (8.8) | 176 (10.8) |
Other methods | 68 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) | 217 (3.5%) | 75 (4.4%) | 247 (4.4) | 106 (6.5) |
No contraception | 1368 (11.9) | 335 (12.5) | 664 (10.9%) | 171 (10.0%) | 636 (11.4) | 198 (12.2) |
Number of contraceptives | ||||||
 0 | 1368 (11.9) | 335 (12.5) | 664 (10.9%) | 171 (10.0%) | 636 (11.4) | 198 (12.2) |
 1 | 7244 (63.1) | 1632 (61.0) | 3990 (65.3%) | 1126 (66.0%) | 3897 (69.7) | 1093 (67.1) |
 2 | 2832 (24.7) | 701 (26.2) | 1444 (23.6%) | 405 (23.7%) | 1045 (18.7) | 336 (20.6) |
 3+ | 32 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 16 (0.3%) | 5 (0.3%) | 11 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |