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. 2017 Mar 14;14:42. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0304-7

Table 1.

Variable descriptions

Variable Description
Age of mother Woman’s age, in years.
Parity The number of pregnancies that the woman has carried to term.
Number of living children The number of living children before delivery
Woman counselled on PPIUD? Whether the woman was counselled on PPIUD (1) or not (0).
Number of counselling locations The number of locations where the woman was counselled on PPIUD
Counselling Location:
 Home Whether the woman was counselled on PPIUD at home (1) or not (0).
 Field Clinic (1 = yes) Whether the woman was counselled on PPIUD at a field clinic (1) or not (0).
 Hospital Clinic (1 = yes) Whether the woman was counselled on PPIUD at a hospital clinic (1) or not (0).
 Hospital Ward (1 = yes) Whether the woman was counselled on PPIUD at a hospital ward (1) or not (0).
PPIUD Positive Counselling Quality Indicators:
 Could mention at least one risk? Whether the woman could mention at least one risk from receiving a PPIUD (1) or not (0)
 Client informed about alternatives? Whether the woman was informed about alternatives to receiving PPIUD (1) or not (0)
 Client given opportunity to ask questions? Whether the woman was given an opportunity to ask questions about receiving a PPIUD (1) or not (0)
 Given PPIUD information leaflet? Whether the woman was provided the PPIUD information leaflet (1) or not (0)
PPIUD Negative Counselling Quality Indicators:
 Could she not mention at least one benefit? Whether the woman could not mention at least one benefit from receiving a PPIUD (1) or not (0)
 Dissatisfaction with PPIUD counselling? Whether the woman was dissatisfied with the PPIUD counselling that she received (1) or not (0)
PPIUD Insertion:
 PPIUD inserted? Whether a PPIUD was inserted (either intra-Caesarean section, post-placental, or within 48 h postpartum): 1 = yes, 0 = no