Table 4.
Women’s perceptions about the pill, patch, and ring after counselinga
|
Perception statement |
Method |
Strongly agree/agree |
No opinion |
Strongly disagree/disagree |
Do not know |
Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | (n) | ||
| Prevents pregnancy effectively |
Pill |
17232 (93.0) |
680 (3.7) |
314 (1.7) |
309 (1.7) |
252 |
| Patch |
11809 (65.4) |
2941 (16.3) |
480 (2.7) |
2826 (15.7) |
731 |
|
| Ring |
13185 (73.1) |
2189 (12.1) |
283 (1.6) |
2377 (13.2) |
753 |
|
| Many side effects |
Pill |
6609 (35.7) |
4699 (25.4) |
6285 (34.0) |
894 (4.8) |
300 |
| Patch |
2580 (14.4) |
6500 (36.2) |
4084 (22.7) |
4806 (26.7) |
817 |
|
| Ring |
1696 (9.4) |
5697 (31.7) |
6061 (33.7) |
4523 (25.2) |
810 |
|
| Can be dangerous for your health |
Pill |
4704 (25.5) |
4837 (26.2) |
7620 (41.3) |
1281 (6.9) |
345 |
| Patch |
1694 (9.5) |
5086 (28.4) |
6886 (38.4) |
4248 (23.7) |
873 |
|
| Ring |
1295 (7.2) |
4637 (25.8) |
8100 (45.1) |
3922 (21.8) |
833 |
|
| Easy to use |
Pill |
14920 (81.0) |
1605 (8.7) |
1687 (9.2) |
218 (1.2) |
357 |
| Patch |
10566 (59.0) |
3199 (17.9) |
1813 (10.1) |
2334 (13.0) |
875 |
|
| Ring |
8445 (47.1) |
3615 (20.1) |
2717 (15.1) |
3168 (17.7) |
842 |
|
| Easy to forget |
Pill |
12034 (65.4) |
2625 (14.3) |
3440 (18.7) |
304 (1.7) |
384 |
| Patch |
4945 (27.6) |
4712 (26.3) |
5495 (30.7) |
2766 (15.4) |
869 |
|
| Ring |
3245 (18.2) |
4428 (24.8) |
7251 (40.6) |
2949 (16.5) |
914 |
|
| Regular menstrual bleeding |
Pill |
15845 (85.9) |
1238 (6.7) |
626 (3.4) |
742 (4.0) |
336 |
| Patch |
9240 (51.6) |
3618 (20.2) |
462 (2.6) |
4581 (25.6) |
886 |
|
| Ring |
10067 (56.2) |
3185 (17.8) |
432 (2.4) |
4228 (23.6) |
875 |
|
| Protects against cancer |
Pill |
5373 (29.2) |
4789 (26.0) |
3037 (16.5) |
5228 (28.4) |
360 |
| Patch |
3093 (17.3) |
4956 (27.7) |
2662 (14.9) |
7213 (40.2) |
863 |
|
| Ring |
3377 (18.8) |
4772 (26.6) |
2541 (14.2) |
7252 (40.4) |
845 |
|
| Many women use it |
Pill |
15816 (85.4) |
1371 (7.4) |
338 (1.8) |
1003 (5.4) |
259 |
| |
Patch |
2157 (12.0) |
4757 (26.4) |
4339 (24.1) |
6737 (37.4) |
797 |
| Ring | 2626 (14.6) | 4713 (26.2) | 3462 (19.3) | 7180 (39.9) | 806 |
aPercentage of women who strongly agreed/agreed with statement, strongly disagreed/disagreed with statement, and ‘had no opinion’ or ‘did not know’ about statement related to the pill, patch, or ring. Data include all women (i.e. data not restricted to women who selected or did not select a particular method).