Abstract
Objective: To examine whether the observed difference in tubal sterilization rates between black and white women is dependent on racial/ethnic differences in vasectomy rates. Design: Secondary analysis of national, cross-sectional survey. Setting: 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Patient(s): Women 15 to 44 years old with a current partner who were able to provide information about their partner's vasectomy status. Intervention(s): None. Main Outcome Measure(s): The primary outcome was tubal sterilization. Among women with a current partner who had not undergone vasectomy, a multivariable logistic regression model was used to estimate the effects of race/ethnicity on tubal sterilization after adjusting for potential confounders. Result(s): Of the 3,391 women in the sample, 14% of white women had a current partner who had undergone vasectomy compared with 5% of Hispanic women and 4% of black women. Among the 3,064 women whose partners had not undergone vasectomy, black women were more likely to undergo tubal sterilization (odds ratio: 1.6; 95% confidence interval: 1.1, 2.2) on the basis of adjusted multivariable analysis. Conclusion(s): After controlling for partner vasectomy status, black women were still more likely to undergo tubal sterilization than white women.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1642-1645 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Fertility and Sterility |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
- race/ethnicity
- tubal sterilization
- vasectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Reproductive Medicine