Abstract
ObjectivesDetermine if the replacement of patient-initiated, individual contraceptive education with mandatory group contraceptive education, during US Navy basic training, was associated with decreased LARC continuation. Study designSecondary analysis of administrative billing data from female military recruits who began basic training between September 2012 and February 2020. ResultsServicewomen who started LARC method during rather than after basic training had higher continuation rates. Servicewomen who started training before the implementation of mandatory group education had higher IUD continuation than those trained after. ConclusionsImplementation of mandatory group contraceptive education during basic training was not associated with a decline in LARC continuation.
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