TABLE 3.
Contraceptive autonomy:shades of gray approacha
| All women | Nonusers | Users (all methods) | Users (short-acting methods) | Users (long-acting methods) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Informed choice (%) | 57.6 | 55.2 | 63.1 | 59.1 | 73.7 |
| Full choice (%) | 65.1 | 63.9 | 67.7 | 61.3 | 84.2 |
| Free choice (%) | 97.4 | 97.0 | 98.2 | 97.9 | 98.9 |
| Contraceptive autonomy (%) | 74.0 | 71.7 | 78.4 | 75.6 | 85.8 |
The shades of gray approach of contraceptive autonomy allows partial credit for subdomains of contraceptive autonomy that individuals do have. A given subdomain of contraceptive autonomy (informed choice, full choice, and free choice) is calculated using the shades of gray approach by summing the components of that subdomain for an individual and dividing by the total number of components in that subdomain. Overall contraceptive autonomy is calculated using the shades of gray approach by summing the total number of components of all subdomains for an individual and dividing by the total number of components across all subdomains. The proportions presented here are averages across all women in our study, stratified by contraceptive use and method type.