Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants

	Percent or mean	n/N
Mean age in years	26.0 (SD=6.0)	380
Education		380
None	8.7	33
Primary	56.8	216
Secondary	29.7	113
Postsecondary	4.7	18
Marital status		380
Married and cohabiting	67.6	257
Married, living apart	13.7	52
Single	18.7	71
Mean parity	2.9 (SD=1.9)	380
Contraceptive experience		380
New user of family planning	10.5	40
New user of the injectable	10.3	39
Experienced injectable user	79.2	301
Partner supports family planning use	71.2	269/378
Concerned about privacy at the clinic		379
Not at all concerned	83.9	318
A little concerned	12.9	49
Very concerned	3.2	12
Level of anxiety about self-injection	0.32 (SD=0.51)	377
Number of practice attempts prior to self-injection	2.7 (SD=0.91)	380
Travel time to reach clinic		380
<30 min	54.0	205
30 min–1 h	27.6	105
1–2 h	12.1	46
>2 h	5.1	24
Paid for transport to reach clinic	44.6	169/379
Mean travel expense (in $) if >0	$0.87 (SD = $0.72)	169
Missed work for clinic visit	34.9	132/378