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While the military has introduced programs aimed at improving access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services (SRH), significant barriers to care remain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A survey was completed by ADSMs with access to no-cost, walk-in SRH. Descriptive statistics, univariable analyses, and multivariable logistic regression analyses examined the association of ADSM characteristics with SRH outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 1,077 participants (72% male, 61% &amp;lt;25 years), 49% reported intercourse that could result in pregnancy in the past 3 months, and 21% reported that they or their partners used emergency contraception in the past year. Overall, 51% of those who sought SRH reported barriers, such as feeling judged, lack of knowledge of available services, difficulty booking appointments, and\/or work schedules. Female ADSMs (n\u2009=\u2009133\/228, 58%) were more likely than male ADSMs (n\u2009=\u2009133\/296, 45%) to report experiencing a barrier (Odds Ratio (OR)\u2009=\u20091.8, 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 1.3\u20132.6; P\u2009=\u2009.001).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>In univariable logistic regression analysis, ADSMs who experienced barriers getting SRH (OR=1.6, 95% CI, 1.1\u20132.5) or believed that receiving SRH care can negatively affect their careers (OR=3.7, 95% CI, 1.9\u20137.2) were more likely to use emergency contraception than those who did not.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>In multivariable logistic regression analysis of ADSMs with a history of sexual intercourse, adjusting for race, ethnicity, reported SRH barriers, use of a military clinic, and current contraceptive use, emergency contraception use by an ADSM or their partner in the past year was associated with being &amp;lt;25 years old (aOR\u2009=\u20092.8, 95% CI, 1.6\u20134.8) and believing that seeking SRH could negatively impact their career (aOR\u2009=\u20094.7, 95% CI, 1.5\u201314.7).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Active duty service members commonly perceive judgment and systemic barriers when accessing SRH. Active duty service members may benefit from additional efforts to destigmatize SRH and facilitate access to patient-centered SRH.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usaf299","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,31]],"date-time":"2025-05-31T07:39:16Z","timestamp":1748677156000},"page":"e254-e266","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Factors Associated With Contraception Use Among Active Duty Service Members at a Large Military Base"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"191","author":[{"given":"Shelby L","family":"Takeshita","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Offutt Air Force Base, Erhling Bergquist Clinic , Bellevue, NE 68123,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emily A","family":"Yocom","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Travis Air Force Base, David Grant Medical Center , Fairfield, 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