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Table 3 Most common concerns about LARC use cited by women experiencing homelessness in Chicago

From: Desire for and barriers to obtaining effective contraception among women experiencing homelessness

I do not like the idea of something inside my body

81%

I worry there will be a complication with insertion

67%

I fear that the insertion of the device will be painful

62%

I worry about getting an infection from the device

57%

I worry about how these methods would change my bleeding pattern

43%

I fear that the device will cause infertility

40%

They are too expensive

27%