Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in the US Navy, 2016

• DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07582-6
• Publication Date: 2022-08-31T16:04:36Z
• Authors: Kate Grindlay; Jane Seymour; Laura Fix; Daniel Grossman
• Keywords: Unintended Pregnancy

Abstract Background The unintended pregnancy rate in the US military is higher than among civilians. While 42% of pregnancies end abortion civilian women, there are no data on prevalence overall or by service branch. Objective This analysis was conducted to estimate rates and percentage that resulted active-duty Navy members aged 44 years younger reporting female gender 2016. Design Cross-sectional survey from 2016 Pregnancy Parenthood Survey, collected August November Participants Our sample included 3,423 gender, generated a stratified random 38% all women pay grades E2-E9 O1-O5 2016; had 20% response for females. Main Measures We calculated rates, were unintended, resulting birth prior fiscal year. Key Results Overall, self-reported 52 per 1,000 participants 38.1% unintended. adjusted accounting underreporting 68 participants. Unintended highest individuals who (aged 18–24) enlisted grades, compared their counterparts. Six percent reported abortion. respondents becoming pregnant while deployed; none these Conclusions In this first study report servicemembers, we found proportion much lower civilians, yet higher.