Table V.
Family planning in the IG, CG1 and CG2 at baseline and follow-up.
| IG |
CG1 |
CG2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n = 101) (%) | Follow-up (n = 89) (%) | Baseline (n = 100) (%) | Follow-up (n = 85) (%) | Follow-up (n = 88) (%) | |
| Do you plan to have (more) children in your life?* | |||||
| Do not want (more) children | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Do not know/unsure | 8 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Want (more) children | 82 | 94 | 77 | 87 | 92 |
| If you want (more) children … | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| Desired number of children | 2.5 (±0.6) | 2.5 (±0.6) | 2.4 (±0.6) | 2.4 (±0.5) | 2.5 (±0.7) |
| Preferred age at first child (years) | 29 (±2.2) | 29 (±2.1) | 29 (±1.7) | 29 (±1.8) | 29 (±1.6) |
| Years until preferred age at first child | 5.5 (±2.2) | 5.4 (±2.1) | 5.9 (±2.1) | 5.9 (±1.9) | 5.5 (±2.0) |
| Preferred age at last child (years) | 35 (±2.9) | 34 (±2.7)a | 34 (±2.7) | 34 (±2.6) | 35 (±3.5) |
| Confidence in having the desired no. of children (0 = not confident at all; 10 = totally confident) | 5.2 (±2.4) | 5.9 (±2.0)a | 5.3 (±2.5) | 5.9 (±2.1)a | 5.5 (±2.0) |
*Difference within IG over time, analysed with Wilcoxon signed ranks test: P < 0.05; difference within CG over time, analysed with Wilcoxon signed ranks test: P < 0.05.
aDifferences within groups over time, analysed with Wilcoxon signed ranks test: P < 0.05