Change in Contraceptive Use Within South Carolina Medicaid Following the Choose Well Contraceptive Access Initiative: Did COVID-19 Alter the Trends?

Wondi Samuel Manalew, Nathan Hale, Michael G Smith, Amal J Khoury

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Wondi Samuel ManalewDepartment of Health Services Management and Policy, Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women's Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.

Nathan HaleDepartment of Health Services Management and Policy, Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women's Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.

Michael G SmithDepartment of Health Services Management and Policy, Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women's Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8297-2203

Amal J KhouryDepartment of Health Services Management and Policy, Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women's Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.

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Objectives: COVID-19 hit at the midpoint of Choose Well, a statewide contraceptive access initiative commenced in South Carolina (SC) in 2017. This study assessed whether the pandemic altered the trends in contraceptive use among SC Medicaid during the first half of Choose Well. Methods: Contraception use among 333,253 women was analyzed from 2017 to 2022, divided into Results: IUD and implant use dropped during the first two quarters of the pandemic. While IUD use matched the prepandemic levels by the end of the first three quarters, implant use slightly lagged. The use of injections and pills decreased from 16.6% and 26.2% during the Conclusions: The pandemic's initial impact quickly stabilized, and overall, the gains in contraceptive use among Medicaid beneficiaries associated with Choose Well remained largely unaffected, with some methods showing increased trends.

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Choose WellcontraceptionCOVID-19interrupted time-series analysisMedicaid womenSouth Carolina

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PMID39439763

DOI10.1089/whr.2024.0040

PMCPMC11491574

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