Association between young women's physical and mental health and their method of contraception in a longitudinal, population-based study.

BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
Ingrid J RowlandsJayne C Lucke

Abstract

Women's physical and mental health are strongly inter-related and may influence patterns of contraceptive use. We examined the longitudinal associations between young women's physical and mental health and method of contraceptive use over a 5-year period. Data from 4952 young women (≤27 years) participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health who completed four self-reported surveys between 2013 and 2017 were analysed. Women's contraceptive use was categorised as: contraceptive pill/oral contraceptives, long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), condom, other methods and none. Multinomial logistic regression was used to determine the longitudinal associations between women's physical and mental health and method of contraception. Over the 5-year period the percentage of pill users decreased from 60% (95% CI 58% to 61%) to 41% (95% CI 39% to 42%) and LARC users increased from 13% (95% CI 12% to 14%) to 21% (95% CI 20% to 22%) as did non-users from 9% (95% CI 8% to 9%) to 17% (95% CI 16% to 18%). Compared with women using the pill, women who used LARCs were more likely to be overweight (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.17 to 1.53) and obese (OR 1.84; 95% CI 1.55 to 2.19), current smokers (OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.23 to 1.71) and r...Continue Reading

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