Changes in Contraceptive Services During Utah’s Family Planning Elevated Contraceptive Access Initiative: A Prospective Assessment of Intervention and Control Sites

<b>Objectives.</b> To assess contraceptive service changes during the Family Planning Elevated (FPE) Contraceptive Access Program in Utah clinics from 2018 to 2023. <b>Methods.</b> We assessed de-identified electronic health record data on female clients aged 18 to 50 years from intervention and matched control sites. We used comparative interrupted time series analyses comparing total number of contraceptive services and their proportion relative to visits between intervention and control sites before, during, and after FPE. <b>Results.</b> Intervention sites provided on average 1.76 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.17, 2.66) times as many contraceptive services per month as controls during the 24-month intervention period, with no significant decreases in services noted in the postintervention period. The proportions of total visits related to family planning decreased by a factor of 0.70 (95% CI = 0.52, 0.94) during the intervention period. However, this effect was mitigated at intervention sites where proportions of contraceptive services were 1.44 (95% CI = 0.97, 2.14) times greater than control sites and did not significantly decrease after the intervention. <b>Conclusions.</b> Contraceptive access initiatives have capacity to make meaningful change in communities where they are employed, even after they end. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(3):387-396. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307917).

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American Journal of Public Health
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2025-02-12
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https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2024.307917
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Changes in Contraceptive Services During Utah’s Family Planning Elevated Contraceptive Access Initiative: A Prospective Assessment of Intervention and Control Sites

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Changes in Contraceptive Services During Utah’s Family Planning Elevated Contraceptive Access Initiative: A Prospective Assessment of Intervention and Control Sites

Alexandra Gero, Justin D. Smith, Kyl Myers, Sarah Elliott, Rebecca G. Simmons, Caitlin Quade, Madeline Mullholand, David K. Turok, Jami Baayd, Érica Miranda de Torres, Gentry Carter, Jessica N. Sanders
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<b>Objectives.</b> To assess contraceptive service changes during the Family Planning Elevated (FPE) Contraceptive Access Program in Utah clinics from 2018 to 2023. <b>Methods.</b> We assessed de-identified electronic health record data on female clients aged 18 to 50 years from intervention and matched control sites. We used comparative interrupted time series analyses comparing total number of contraceptive services and their proportion relative to visits between intervention and control sites before, during, and after FPE. <b>Results.</b> Intervention sites provided on average 1.76 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.17, 2.66) times as many contraceptive services per month as controls during the 24-month intervention period, with no significant decreases in services noted in the postintervention period. The proportions of total visits related to family planning decreased by a factor of 0.70 (95% CI = 0.52, 0.94) during the intervention period. However, this effect was mitigated at intervention sites where proportions of contraceptive services were 1.44 (95% CI = 0.97, 2.14) times greater than control sites and did not significantly decrease after the intervention. <b>Conclusions.</b> Contraceptive access initiatives have capacity to make meaningful change in communities where they are employed, even after they end. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(3):387-396. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307917).

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