Table 2.
Attitudes of women towards long acting and permanent contraceptive methods, Jinka town, South Ethiopia, 2008 (n = 763)
| Characteristics(Attitude factors) | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Support use of LAPMs | ||
| Yes | 689 | 90.3 |
| No | 41 | 5.4 |
| No idea | 16 | 2.1 |
| Don't concern me | 8 | 1.0 |
| No response | 9 | 1.2 |
| Communication with friend/Husband | 100.0 | |
| Yes | 379 | 49.7 |
| No | 375 | 49.1 |
| No response | 9 | 1.2 |
| Friend/Husband attitude on LAPMs | ||
| Support | 471 | 61.7 |
| Against | 76 | 10.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 0.7 |
| I don't know | 133 | 17.4 |
| Don't concern me | 71 | 9.3 |
| No response | 7 | 0.9 |
| Responsibility in using LAPMs | ||
| Wife | 61 | 8.0 |
| Husband | 38 | 5.0 |
| Both | 605 | 79.3 |
| Don't know | 13 | 1.7 |
| Don't concern | 40 | 5.2 |
| No response | 6 | 0.8 |
| Large family has problem on economy | ||
| Yes | 747 | 97.9 |
| No | 8 | 1.0 |
| Don't know | 3 | 0.4 |
| No response | 5 | 0.7 |
| Large family has problem on MCH | ||
| Yes | 744 | 97.5 |
| No | 10 | 1.3 |
| Don't know | 4 | 0.5 |
| No response | 5 | 0.7 |
| Intention/plan to use LAPMs | ||
| Yes | 478 | 62.6 |
| No | 208 | 27.3 |
| No idea | 16 | 2.1 |
| Don't concern me | 54 | 7.1 |
| No response | 7 | 0.9 |
| Attitude on LAPMs composite measure | ||
| Good attitude | 332 | 43.5 |
| Poor attitude | 239 | 31.3 |
| Non response | 192 | 25.2 |