Table 2:
Current use and awareness about family planning methods among women with mental illness (n=404).
| Items | Categories | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | No response | |
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Wants to have baby in the future | 72 (17.8) | 327 (80.9) | 5 (1.3) |
| Currently using any method to delay or avoid pregnancy | 261 (64.6) | 137 (33.9) | 6 (1.5) |
| FP method used | |||
| Female sterilization | 244 (93.5) | ||
| Coitus interruptus | 6 (2.3) | ||
| Male condom | 4 (1.5) | ||
| IUD | 7 (2.7) | ||
| Reason for not using FP method | |||
| Wants more children | 54 (39) | ||
| Not having sex | 53 (39) | ||
| Lack of knowledge | 4 (3) | ||
| Method related reason | 3 (2) | ||
| Opposition to use | 10 (7) | ||
| Lack of access | 2 (1.5) | ||
| Other reason | 2 (1.5) | ||
| No response | 9 (7) | ||
| Awareness of FP methods | |||
| Pills | 17 (12.4) | ||
| Coitus interruptus | 2 (1.5) | ||
| Female sterilization | 1 (0.73) | ||
| Copper T | 1 (0.73) | ||
| Lactational amenorrhea | 1 (0.73) | ||
| Injectables | 1 (0.73) | ||
| Male condom | 7 (5) | ||
| Implants | 1 (0.73) | ||
| IUD | 6 (4.4) | ||
| Not aware of any method | 100 (73) | ||
Data presented is frequency with percentage parenthesis. FP: Family planning, IUD: Intrauterine device