TABLE 1. Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants in India (N = 80).
| No. (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 18–20 | 8 (10) |
| 21–30 | 65 (81) |
| >30 | 7 (9) |
| No. of living children | |
| 1 | 23 (29) |
| 2 | 35 (44) |
| ≥3 | 22 (27) |
| Gestation at delivery, weeks | |
| 32–37 | 20 (25) |
| >37 | 60 (75) |
| Timing of contraceptive counseling | |
| Prenatal | 8 (10) |
| Early labor | 47 (59) |
| Postpartum (up to 48 hours post-delivery) | 25 (31) |
| Duration of membrane rupture, hours | |
| <6 | 66 (83) |
| 6–12 | 13 (16) |
| >12 | 1 (1) |
| Type of delivery | |
| Normal vaginal | 31 (39) |
| Normal vaginal with episiotomy | 47 (59) |
| Assisted vaginal (vacuum, forceps) | 2 (2) |
| Time interval between delivery and PPIUD insertion, hours | |
| <1 | 49 (61) |
| 1–6 | 26 (33) |
| >6 | 5 (6) |