Table 4.
Contraceptive uptake and its identified barriers among the respondents
| Variable | Frequency N = 503 |
Percentage | |
| Using any form of contraception | |||
| Yes | 346 | 68.8 | |
| No | 157 | 31.2 | |
| What form of contraception (n =346) | |||
| Modern methods | 254 | 73.4 | |
| Natural methods | 90 | 26.0 | |
| Traditional methods | 2 | 0.6 | |
| How long in years (n =346) | |||
| Less than 1 | 82 | 23.7 | |
| 1 – 2 | 124 | 35.8 | |
| 3 – 5 | 87 | 25.2 | |
| Above 5 | 53 | 15.3 | |
| Reasons for using FP (n =346) | |||
| Prevent unwanted pregnancy | 276 | 79.8 | |
| Suitable and reliable | 192 | 55.5 | |
| Accessible | 170 | 49.1 | |
| Affordable | 106 | 30.6 | |
| Little or no side effects | 63 | 18.2 | |
| Reasons for not using FP (n =157) | |||
| No reason | 71 | 45.2 | |
| Desirous of more children | 62 | 39.5 | |
| Husband's disapproval | 40 | 25.5 | |
| Side effects | 23 | 14.6 | |
| Against my culture | 11 | 7.0 | |
| Not aware | 7 | 4.5 | |