Table 3.

Knowledge and practice of family planning among HIV-infected fecund women

Characteristics		Frequency	Percentage
Knows modern contraceptives (n = 489)
	Yes	488	99.8
	No	1	0.2
Ever used method class (n = 489)
	Never used	80	16.4
	Folkloric	3	0.6
	Traditional method	12	2.5
	Modern method	394	80.6
Currently used method class (n = 489)
	No method	238	48.7
	Folkloric method	9	1.8
	Traditional method	10	2.0
	Modern method	232	47.4
Current used method type (n = 489)
	Not using	238	48.7
	Pill	4	0.8
	Injectable	96	19.6
	Condom	62	12.7
	Female Sterilization	54	11.0
	Male Sterilization	1	0.2
	Periodic Abstinence	4	0.8
	Withdrawal	6	1.2
	Norplant	13	2.7
	Female condom	2	0.4
	Other	9	1.8
Reasons for FP use (n = 489)
	Using to space	83	17.0
	Using to limit	168	34.4
	Non-users	238	48.7
Reasons for not using FP (n = 489)
	Using FP	251	51.4
	Unmet need to space	36	7.4
	Unmet need to limit	71	14.5
	Desire birth in less than 2 years	63	12.9
	No sex, want to wait	63	12.9
	No response	5	1.0