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Table 2 Perceived effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to intervention versus control group

From: Evidence of secular trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial examining sexual and reproductive health outcomes among Indigenous youth

Perceived effects of the COVID pandemic

COVID item endorsement by cluster

Intervention (n=96)

Control (n=22)

Quarantined at home during the Montana sheltering-in-place order during Spring 2020

82.1%

90.9%

Accessed services from IHS or tribal health services for SRH itemsa during Spring 2020

21.3%

18.2%

Wanted or needed to access SRH items but could not

7.4%

13.6%

Concerned about contracting COVID-19 prevented access to SRH services

17.2%

13.6%

Worried about contracting COVID-19

64.2%

54.5%

Stayed at home more due to concern about contracting COVID-19

49.5%

72.7%

Had sex with less people due to COVID-19

6.4%

13.6%

Had sex with more people due to COVID-19

2.1%

0.0%

Had sex with the same amount of people due to COVID-19

91.5%

86.4%

Had sex less times due to COVID

9.6%

9.1%

Had sex more times due to COVID

4.3%

4.5%

Had sex the same amount of times due to COVID

86.2%

86.4%

Used condoms less times due to COVID

7.4%

4.8%

Used condoms more times due to COVID

6.4%

4.8%

Used condoms the same amount of times due to COVID

86.2%

90.5%

  1. Abbreviations: IHS Indian Health Services, SRH sexual and reproductive health
  2. aSRH items included condoms, birth control, a pregnancy test, or a STI test