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 |