Table 1.
Characteristics of 159 women who initiated immediate postpartum implant.
| Characteristic | Levonorgestrel implant N=127 n (%) |
Etonorgestrel implant N=32 n (%) |
p value⁎ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | .012⁎⁎ | ||
| 18–25 years | 59 (46.4) | 24 (75.0) | |
| 26–34 years | 56 (44.1) | 6 (18.8) | |
| 35–42 years | 12 (9.5) | 2 (6.2) | |
| Marital status | .264 | ||
| Currently married | 124 (97.6) | 30 (93.8) | |
| Not currently married | 3 (2.4) | 2 (6.2) | |
| Ever attended school⁎⁎⁎ | .710 | ||
| Yes | 117 (92.9) | 29 (90.6) | |
| No | 9 (7.1) | 3 (9.4) | |
| Main material of roof of house | .083 | ||
| Grass | 83 (62.3) | 26 (81.2) | |
| Iron sheets | 44 (34.7) | 6 (18.8) | |
| Distance to Kasungu District Hospital by walking⁎⁎⁎ | .001⁎⁎ | ||
| Less than 2 h | 61 (53.0) | 10 (32.3) | |
| 2 h or more | 36 (31.3) | 6 (19.4) | |
| Don't know | 18 (15.7) | 15 (48.4) | |
| No. of living children | .009⁎⁎ | ||
| 1–2 | 48 (37.8) | 21 (65.6) | |
| 3–4 | 46 (36.2) | 9 (28.1) | |
| 5–8 | 33 (26.0) | 2 (6.3) | |
| Mode of delivery⁎⁎⁎ | .463 | ||
| Vaginal | 113 (91.1) | 29 (96.7) | |
| Cesarean | 11 (8.9) | 1 (3.3) | |
| Pregnancy intention at time of most recent pregnancy | .103 | ||
| Wanted to get pregnant then | 55 (43.3) | 19 (59.4) | |
| Did not want to get pregnant then | 72 (56.7) | 13 (40.6) | |
| Number additional children wanted in future⁎⁎⁎ | <.001⁎⁎ | ||
| 0 | 49 (38.9) | 3 (9.4) | |
| 1 | 51 (40.5) | 12 (37.5) | |
| 2–4 | 23 (18.2) | 15 (46.9) | |
| Don't know | 3 (2.4) | 2 (6.2) | |
| Ever used a family planning method | .021⁎⁎ | ||
| Yes | 94 (74.0) | 17 (53.1) | |
| No | 33 (26.0) | 15 (46.9) | |
| Has friends who have used the implant⁎⁎⁎ | .164 | ||
| Yes | 93 (73.8) | 21 (65.6) | |
| No | 33 (26.2) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Partner aware that she is using implant | .746 | ||
| Yes | 91 (71.7) | 22 (68.8) | |
| No/Don't know | 36 (28.3) | 10 (31.2) |
⁎
Calculated using Fisher's Exact Test or Pearson's chi-squared test.
⁎⁎
p value < .05.
⁎⁎⁎
Missing data or no response.