Table 5.
Women’s perceptions about the pill, patch and ring after counselinga
| |
Women who selected specified method |
|
Women who did not select specified method |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perception statement | Method | Strongly agree/agree n (%) | Strongly disagree/disagree n (%) | No opinion/do not know n (%) | Missing (n) | Method (%) | Strongly agree/agree (%) | Strongly disagree/disagree (%) | No opinion/do not know (%) | Missing (n) |
| Prevents pregnancy effectively |
Pill |
8969 (95.7) |
92 (1.0) |
309 (3.3) |
74 |
Pill |
8263 (90.2) |
222 (2.4) |
680 (7.4) |
178 |
| Patch |
1284 (84.7) |
11 (0.7) |
221(14.6) |
33 |
Patch |
10525(63.6) |
469 (2.8) |
5546(33.5) |
698 |
|
| Ring |
4837 (89.1) |
13 (0.2) |
580 (10.7) |
110 |
Ring |
8348 (66.2) |
270 (2.1) |
3986(31.6) |
643 |
|
| Many side effects |
Pill |
2351 (25.2) |
3941 (42.3) |
3029 (32.5) |
123 |
Pill |
4258 (46.5) |
2344 (25.6) |
2564 (28.0) |
177 |
| Patch |
151 (10.1) |
649 (43.4) |
696 (46.5) |
53 |
Patch |
2429 (14.7) |
3435 (20.9) |
10610 (64.4) |
764 |
|
| Ring |
361 (6.7) |
2861 (52.9) |
2182 (40.4) |
136 |
Ring |
1335 (10.6) |
3200 (25.5) |
8038 (63.9) |
674 |
|
| Can be dangerous for your health |
Pill |
1704 (18.3) |
4528 (48.7) |
3073 (33.0) |
139 |
Pill |
3000 (32.8) |
3092 (33.8) |
3045 (33.3) |
206 |
| Patch |
119 (7.9) |
804 (53.7) |
574 (38.3) |
52 |
Patch |
1575 (9.6) |
6082 (37.0) |
8760 (53.4) |
821 |
|
| Ring |
339 (6.3) |
3276 (60.7) |
1785 (33.1) |
140 |
Ring |
956 (7.6) |
4824 (38.4) |
6774 (54.0) |
693 |
|
| Easy to use |
Pill |
8627 (92.5) |
214 (2.3) |
489 (5.2) |
114 |
Pill |
6293 (69.2) |
1473 (16.2) |
1334 (14.7) |
243 |
| Patch |
1318 (87.7) |
34 (2.3) |
151 (10.1) |
46 |
Patch |
9248 (56.4) |
1779 (10.8) |
5382 (32.8) |
829 |
|
| Ring |
4188 (77.5) |
149 (2.8) |
1067 (19.7) |
136 |
Ring |
4257 (33.9) |
2568 (20.5) |
5716 (45.6) |
706 |
|
| Easy to forget |
Pill |
4894 (52.7) |
2457 (26.5) |
1931 (20.8) |
162 |
Pill |
7140 (78.3) |
983 (10.8) |
998 (10.9) |
222 |
| Patch |
229 (15.3) |
860 (57.6) |
405 (27.1) |
55 |
Patch |
4716 (28.7) |
4635 (28.2) |
7073 (43.1) |
814 |
|
| Ring |
713 (13.3) |
3179 (59.2) |
1475 (27.5) |
173 |
Ring |
2532 (20.2) |
4072 (32.6) |
5902 (47.2) |
741 |
|
| Regular menstrual bleeding |
Pill |
8274 (88.8) |
221 (2.4) |
825 (8.9) |
124 |
Pill |
7571 (82.9) |
405 (4.4) |
1155 (12.7) |
212 |
| Patch |
1063 (70.7) |
31 (2.1) |
410 (27.3) |
45 |
Patch |
8177 (49.9) |
431 (2.6) |
7789 (47.5) |
841 |
|
| Ring |
4064 (75.5) |
86 (1.6) |
1233 (22.9) |
157 |
Ring |
6003 (47.9) |
346 (2.8) |
6180 (49.3) |
718 |
|
| Protects against cancer |
Pill |
2686 (28.9) |
1542 (16.6) |
5076 (54.6) |
140 |
Pill |
2687 (29.5) |
1495 (16.4) |
4941 (54.2) |
220 |
| Patch |
358 (23.9) |
204 (13.6) |
938 (62.5) |
49 |
Patch |
2735 (16.7) |
2458 (15.0) |
11231 (68.4) |
814 |
|
| Ring |
1457 (27.0) |
645 (11.9) |
3299 (61.1) |
139 |
Ring |
1920 (15.3) |
1896 (15.1) |
8725 (69.6) |
706 |
|
| Many women use it |
Pill |
8361 (89.3) |
82 (0.9) |
920 (9.8) |
81 |
Pill |
7455 (81.3) |
256 (2.8) |
1454 (15.8) |
178 |
| |
Patch |
413 (27.4) |
185 (12.3) |
910 (60.3) |
41 |
Patch |
1744 (10.6) |
4154 (25.2) |
10584 (64.2) |
756 |
| Ring | 1316 (24.4) | 706 (13.1) | 3379 (62.6) | 139 | Ring | 1310 (10.4) | 2756 (21.9) | 8514 (67.7) | 667 | |
aPercentage of women who strongly agreed/agreed with statement, had ‘no opinion’ of statement, strongly disagreed/disagreed with statement, or ‘did not know’ about statement related to the pill, patch, or ring. Women’s perceptions are included for those who chose and did not choose the stated method. Women who did not choose the stated method could have chosen another method or were undecided. Data in this table are restricted to women who chose a particular method and those who chose a method other than the listed method.