Impact of access to care and race/ethnicity on IVF care discontinuation. 2022

R Garland Almquist, and Chloe M Barrera, and Rachel Fried, and Sheree L Boulet, and Jennifer F Kawwass, and Heather S Hipp
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Atlanta GA, USA. Electronic address: garland.austin.almquist@emory.edu.

Is race/ethnicity or access to care, as defined by insurance coverage, distance to the clinic and zip code (postal code), associated with care discontinuation following IVF? A retrospective cohort study of 878 diverse women who underwent 1571 IVF cycles from 2014 to 2018 at a Southeastern academic medical centre was performed. Women were divided into low (LAC) and high (HAC) access to care groups. HAC was defined as possessing IVF insurance coverage, living ≤25 miles from the clinic, and living in a zip code with a median income ≥$75,000. Access groups and racial/ethnic groups were compared for differences in relative risk of care discontinuation following an unsuccessful IVF cycle. Women with HAC had a poorer IVF prognosis than the LAC group, which possibly impacted the association with care discontinuation. Distance to the clinic, but not insurance coverage or zip code, was associated with increased risk of care discontinuation. Among women ≤34 years, HAC showed some evidence of an association with an increased risk of care discontinuation (adjusted relative risk 2.5, 95% confidence interval 0.8-8.1). Despite having higher rates of insurance coverage (51.2% versus 36.5%), non-Hispanic Black women were more likely to discontinue care (58.3% versus 40.2%) and less likely to achieve a live birth (53.0% versus 68.0%) than non-Hispanic White women. Identification as non-Hispanic Black, and distance to the clinic, but not insurance coverage or zip code, were associated with increased risk of care discontinuation following an unsuccessful IVF cycle. In women ≤34 years old, HAC may be associated with a higher rate of care discontinuation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005006 Ethnicity A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships. Ethnic Groups,Nationality,Ethnic Group,Nationalities
D005260 Female Females
D005307 Fertilization in Vitro An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro. Test-Tube Fertilization,Fertilizations in Vitro,In Vitro Fertilization,Test-Tube Babies,Babies, Test-Tube,Baby, Test-Tube,Fertilization, Test-Tube,Fertilizations, Test-Tube,In Vitro Fertilizations,Test Tube Babies,Test Tube Fertilization,Test-Tube Baby,Test-Tube Fertilizations
D006297 Health Services Accessibility The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others. Access To Care, Health,Access to Care,Access to Contraception,Access to Health Care,Access to Health Services,Access to Medications,Access to Medicines,Access to Therapy,Access to Treatment,Accessibility of Health Services,Availability of Health Services,Contraception Access,Contraceptive Access,Medication Access,Accessibility, Health Services,Contraceptive Availability,Health Services Geographic Accessibility,Program Accessibility,Access to Cares,Access to Contraceptions,Access to Medication,Access to Medicine,Access to Therapies,Access to Treatments,Access, Contraception,Access, Contraceptive,Access, Medication,Accessibilities, Health Services,Accessibility, Program,Availability, Contraceptive,Care, Access to,Cares, Access to,Contraception, Access to,Contraceptive Accesses,Health Services Availability,Medication Accesses,Medication, Access to,Medicine, Access to,Medicines, Access to,Therapy, Access to,Treatment, Access to
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D044383 Black People Persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of AFRICA. Note that OMB category BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN is available for the United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies. African Continental Ancestry Group,Black Person,Negroid Race,Black Peoples,Black Persons,Negroid Races,People, Black,Person, Black,Persons, Black,Race, Negroid

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