Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Contraceptive Utilization and Costs in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis Using ARIMA

Key Points

• This analysis aims to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic affected contraceptive use and costs in the United States.
• Used interrupted time series analysis to assess trends in contraceptive utilization before and after the pandemic.
• Analyzed changes in the unit prices of oral emergency contraception (EC).
• Focused on long-acting reversible contraception and oral contraceptive methods.
• Utilization of long-acting reversible contraception significantly decreased after the onset of the pandemic.
• Unit prices for oral emergency contraception increased during the pandemic phase.
• Individuals with limited financial resources experienced greater barriers to accessing contraceptives.