1. Racial variation in tubal sterilization rates: role of patient-level factors 
Sonya Borrero, M.D., M.S., Kaleab Abebe, Ph.D., Christine Dehlendorf, M.D., M.A.S., Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., M.S., Mitchell D. Creinin, M.D., Cara Nikolajski, M.P.H., Said Ibrahim, M.D., M.Ph. 
Fertility and Sterility 
Volume 95, Issue 1, Pages (January 2011)
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2. Figure 1
Percentage of women who rated each factor as “very important” in influencing her decision to choose sterilization over other contraceptive methods. “Other” unique reasons listed by women as very important were “higher likelihood of effectiveness,” “husband would not have vasectomy,” “IUD got infected,” “cannot use an IUD,” “Essure [procedure] did not work,” “tired of taking birth control pills,” and “the doctor encouraged it.” Grey bars represent white women; striped bars represent AA women. TS = tubal sterilization. ∗P<.05 in unadjusted analysis.
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3. Figure 2
Percentage of women who answered each true/false statement correctly. Grey bars represent white women; striped bars represent AA women. TS = tubal sterilization; STI = sexually transmitted infection; F = false; T = true. ∗P<.05 in unadjusted analysis.
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