Table 2.
Perceptions on modern contraceptives among married women aged 15–49, Adigrat town, Northern Ethiopia, January 2012 (n = 591)
| Statements regarding perceptions on modern contraceptives |
Level of agreement |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Agree, n (%) | Neutral, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | |
| Your husband supports LAPMs use |
478(80.9) |
44(7.4) |
69(11.7) |
| Child-spacing protects mother’s and child death |
585(99.0) |
5(0.8) |
1(0.2) |
| I have access to choice of all methods, and facilities with competent providers |
552(93.4) |
28(4.7) |
11(1.9) |
| Providers can be trusted to maintain confidentiality, to advise on method use and side effects |
530(89.7) |
40(6.8) |
25(3.6) |
| I can discuss about FP with spouse or convince spouse to use contraceptives |
556(94.1) |
20(3.4) |
15(2.5) |
| Husband decides if wife wants to use contraceptives |
171(28.9) |
45(7.6) |
375(63.5) |
| Contraceptives can harm a woman’s womb, LAPMs can be very dangerous | 155(26.2) | 103(17.4) | 333(56.3) |