Table 3.
Knowledge and discussion with health professionals about LAPMs among married women in the reproductive age in Debre Markos town; North West Ethiopia, April 2012 (n = 519)
| Variables | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive methods known by women |
Injectable |
501 (96.5) |
| Daily pill |
417 (80.3) |
|
| Jadele |
384 (74.0) |
|
| Implanon |
367 (70.7) |
|
| IUD |
294 (56.6) |
|
| Female sterilization |
133 (25.6) |
|
| Condom |
105 (20.2) |
|
| Male sterilization |
56 (10.8) |
|
| Emergency pills |
53 (10.2) |
|
| Knowledge of advantage of LAPMs |
Spacing of births |
384 (74.0) |
| Limiting family size |
332 (64.0) |
|
| Highly effective method |
76 (14.6) |
|
| Have lower side effects |
38 (7.3) |
|
| Reduce cost |
8 (1.5) |
|
| LAPMs ever discussed with health professionals |
Not discussed |
246 (47.4) |
| Implanon |
236 (45.5) |
|
| Jadele |
198 (38.2) |
|
| IUD |
120 (23.1) |
|
| Female sterilization |
63 (12.1) |
|
| Male sterilization/vasectomy |
16 (3.1) |
|
| Frequency of discussion in the last one year |
none |
246 (47.4) |
| Once |
112 (21.6) |
|
| Twice |
80 (15.4) |
|
| Three times |
33 (6.4) |
|
| Four and above | 48 (9.2) | |