Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3938648 | Fertility and Sterility | 2009 | 4 Pages |
ObjectiveTo examine whether the observed difference in tubal sterilization rates between black and white women is dependent on racial/ethnic differences in vasectomy rates.DesignSecondary analysis of national, cross-sectional survey.Setting2002 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.