Patient Perspectives on Factors Influencing Initiation of Gynecologic Care
Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
| Demographics | | Average age (±SD) | 21.4±1.94 | | Previously seen a gynecologist in the past? | n (%) | | Yes | 16 (61.5%) | | No | 10 (38%) | | Race | n (%) | | White | 1 (4%) | | Black | 19 (70%) | | Hispanic/Latino | 6 (22%) | | Other | 1 (4%) | | Ethnicity | n (%) | | Hispanic/Latino | 7 (28%) | | Not Hispanic/Latino | 17 (65%) | | Sexuality | n (%) | | Heterosexual/straight | 22 (81%) | | Lesbian | 3 (11%) | | Bisexual | 1 (4%) | | Other | 1 (4%) | | Country of Origin | n (%) | | USA | 18 (67%) | | Other | 5 (19%) | | Highest level of education | n (%) | | < High school | 3 (11%) | | High school or some equivalent | 15 (58%) | | Some college or trade school | 7 (27%) | | College graduate | 0 (0%) | | Other | 1 (4%) | | Occupation | n (%) | | Student | 5 (19%) | | Full-time | 15 (58%) | | Part-time | 3 (12%) | | Retired | 1 (4%) | | Unemployed | 1 (4%) | | Disabled | 1 (4%) | | Insurance status | n (%) | | Yes, my own | 17 (63%) | | Yes, under my parents | 5 (19%) | | I do not have insurance | 5 (19%) | | History of previous pregnancy | n (%) | | Yes | 14 (54%) | | No | 12 (46%) | | History of previous sexual intercourse | n (%) | | Yes | 21 (78%) | | No | 6 (22%) | | Average age at first sexual intercourse | 16.6 years |
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