Table 3.
Uptake of family planning services at Kasungu District Hospital and Dowa District Hospital during the pre‐ and post‐intervention years.a,b
| Family planning outcome | Kasungu District Hospital | Dowa District Hospital | Difference between the two hospitalsc | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre‐intervention year | First post‐intervention year | Second post‐intervention year | Difference between pre‐intervention and second post‐intervention years, % | Pre‐intervention year | First post‐intervention year | Second post‐intervention year | Difference between pre‐intervention and second post‐intervention years, % | ||
| Total number of family planning visits | 10 508 | 11 481 | 13 169 | 25.3 | 7142 | 8787 | 9814 | 37.4 | –12.1 |
| Injectable | 8027 (76.4) | 9482 (82.6) | 8933 (67.8) | –8.6 | 6385 (89.4) | 7724 (87.9) | 8354 (85.1) | –4.3 | –4.3 |
| Oral contraceptives | 267 (2.5) | 384 (3.3) | 2343 (17.8) | 15.3 | 123 (1.7) | 166 (1.9) | 264 (2.7) | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| Implant | 615 (5.9) | 1426 (12.4) | 1571 (11.9) | 6.0 | 319 (4.5) | 419 (4.8) | 810 (8.3) | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| Postpartumd | 0 (0.0) | 189 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Intrauterine device | 4 (0.0) | 18 (0.2) | 82 (0.6) | 0.6 | 11 (0.2) | 3 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | –0.1 | 0.7 |
| Postpartumd | 0 (0.0) | 12 (0.1) | 20 (0.2) | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Sterilization | 20 (0.2) | 137 (1.2) | 135 (1.0) | 0.8 | 298 (4.2) | 437 (5.0) | 179 (1.8) | –2.4 | 3.2 |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
Values are given as number (percentage) unless indicated otherwise.
The column percentages were calculated by dividing the number of visits where the contraceptive was given by the total number of visits. The column percentages do not always add up to 100% because condom provision at visits was inconsistently recorded and was therefore excluded from this table.
Difference between the “Difference between pre‐intervention & second post‐intervention years” columns for Kasungu District Hospital and Dowa District Hospital. Positive numbers indicate that Kasungu District Hospital had a greater increase for the family planning outcome than did Mkanda Health Center, whereas negative numbers indicate that Dowa District Hospital had a greater increase for the family planning outcome than did Area 25 Health Center.
Insertion within 48 h of placental delivery.