Ease of access to contraception and facilitators and barriers to access predeployment and during deployment among respondents who did not report a moral or personal reason for not using contraception (n=238)
| Predeployment | During deployment | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Ease of accessing contraception | ||
| Very easy | 79 (33.2) | 50 (21.0) |
| Somewhat easy | 52 (21.9) | 41 (17.2) |
| Somewhat difficult | 24 (10.1) | 27 (11.3) |
| Very difficult | 18 (7.6) | 24 (10.1) |
| Missing or did not seek contraception | 65 (27.3) | 96 (40.3) |
| Facilitators* | ||
| Free/low cost | 142 (59.7) | 96 (40.3) |
| Ability to bring a full contraceptive supply for my tour | 92 (38.7) | 56 (23.5) |
| Care is close by/easy to get to | 58 (24.4) | 42 (17.7) |
| Easy to get an appointment | 49 (20.6) | 30 (12.6) |
| My chain of command is supportive | 20 (8.4) | 24 (10.1) |
| Easy to use mail order pharmacy | 13 (5.5) | 12 (5.0) |
| Nothing | 6 (2.5) | 34 (14.3) |
| Missing or did not seek contraception | 67 (28.2) | 85 (35.7) |
| Barriers* | ||
| Difficulty getting an appointment | 72 (30.3) | 44 (18.5) |
| Inability to bring enough contraceptive supplies for my tour | 42 (17.6) | 48 (20.2) |
| Don’t want others to know I am having sex/judge me | 22 (9.2) | 18 (7.6) |
| Care is far away/difficult to get to | 21 (8.8) | 23 (9.7) |
| My chain of command is not supportive | 18 (7.6) | 13 (5.5) |
| I might get reprimanded for sexual activity | 13 (5.5) | 13 (5.5) |
| High cost | 3 (1.3) | 2 (0.8) |
| Nothing | 58 (24.4) | 53 (22.3) |
| Missing or did not seek contraception | 71 (29.8) | 85 (35.7) |
*Multiple responses accepted.