Table 2. Distribution of the study participants according to the mean level of knowledge about contraceptives before and after the educational session.
IUD, intrauterine device
| Knowledge domain | Before educational session | Immediately after the educational session | After one month | |||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Standard days’ method | 1.8 | 2.09 | 5.01 | 1.53 | 4.31 | 2.4 |
| Symptoms-based fertility awareness method | 1.05 | 1.74 | 4.78 | 1.81 | 3.73 | 2.64 |
| Male condom | 3.38 | 1.96 | 5.58 | 0.86 | 5.61 | 0.78 |
| Female condom | 0.78 | 1.68 | 5.35 | 1.38 | 4.95 | 1.83 |
| Vaginal diaphragm | 0.06 | 0.4 | 4.43 | 1.07 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| Cervical cap | 0.05 | 0.38 | 4.06 | 1.38 | 2.96 | 1.89 |
| Combined contraceptive pills | 1.61 | 2.25 | 6.41 | 1.09 | 6.16 | 1.74 |
| Progestin pills | 0.56 | 1.69 | 6.16 | 1.13 | 6.3 | 1.74 |
| Combined contraceptive injections | 0.28 | 1.07 | 5.36 | 1.31 | 4.28 | 2.5 |
| Progestin injections | 0.18 | 0.89 | 4.91 | 1.86 | 4.21 | 2.49 |
| Combined vaginal ring | 0.41 | 1.06 | 6.01 | 1.56 | 5.26 | 2.47 |
| Combined contraceptive patch | 1.58 | 1.99 | 6.28 | 1.22 | 6.11 | 1.4 |
| Implant (progestin under the skin) | 1.41 | 2.05 | 5.13 | 1.47 | 4.58 | 2.14 |
| Hormonal IUD | 2.53 | 2.27 | 4.56 | 0.96 | 4.36 | 1.38 |
| Emergency contraceptive methods | 0.73 | 1.36 | 4.7 | 0.78 | 4.5 | 1.21 |
| Permanent surgical methods | 0.53 | 1.24 | 5.58 | 1.15 | 4.5 | 2.52 |