An Exploratory Analysis of Associations Between Eating Disordered Symptoms, Perceived Weight Changes, and Oral Contraceptive Discontinuation Among Young Minority Women

作者：Hall Kelli Stidham^*; White Katharine O'Connell; Rickert Vaughn I; Reame Nancy K; Westhoff Carolyn L

来源：Journal of Adolescent Health, 2013, 52(1): 58-63.

DOI：10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.04.015

• Eating disorder
• Oral contraceptives
• Perceived side effects
• Weight gain
• Discontinuation

Purpose: To explore associations between eating-disordered (ED) symptoms, perceived oral contraceptive (OC)-related weight changes, and OC discontinuation among young minority women.
Methods: We conducted a prospective substudy of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a pill pack supply (3 vs. 7 months) on OC continuation among young urban women presenting to a university-affiliated community-based family planning clinic for OC management. Participants (n = 354) were adolescent (n = 173) and young adult (n = 181) women aged 13-24 years, predominantly underinsured and largely Hispanic (92%). We conducted a structured baseline interview that included an ED screening instrument. At the 6-month follow-up, we conducted a telephone interview to determine OC continuation and dimensions of perceived OC-related weight changes during the study period.
Results: At baseline, 24% of the subjects fulfilled the moderate/severe ED symptom screen criteria (n = 60). By 6 months, 57% of the subjects (n = 200) reported weight changes and 62% (n = 218) had discontinued OC use. Unadjusted discontinuation rates were similar across age-and ED symptom groups. In multivariate analysis, both ED symptoms (odds ratio = .49, 95% confidence interval =.25-.96, p = .04) and perceived weight changes (odds ratio = .60,95% confidence interval = .38-.94, p = .03) were negatively associated with OC continuation.
Conclusions: ED symptoms and perceived weight changes were associated with an increased likelihood of OC discontinuation among these young women. Reproductive health practitioners should consider psychological symptoms when managing OC.

• 出版日期2013-1