Table 3.

Percentage of respondents with specific negative opinions about selected methods, among married women aged 15–39 years who were not currently using a method and intended to use injectables, implants, or pills within the next 12 months in Nairobi, 2016

	Injectables		Implants		Pills
Negative opinions	%	n	%	n	%	n
Hard to obtain	2.2	7	8.5	27	7.3	23
FP use among social network
None	3.5	11	6.3	20	19.6	62
Don't Know	1.9	6	1.3	4	1.3	4
Experiences of friend, relatives or neighbors^
Unsatisfactory	11.0	33	18.4	54	33.5	84
Not effective at preventing pregnancy	11.0	35	12.3	39	36.3	115
Cause serious health problems	17.4	55	19.6	62	12.0	38
Interfere with menstruation	76.7	243	61.8	196	41.3	131
Cause unpleasant side effects	56.5	179	57.1	181	44.2	140
Unsafe to use for a long time (should take a break)	60.3	191	52.7	167	68.5	217
Causes infertility	29.7	94	25.9	82	15.8	50
Husband disapproves	19.6	62	38.5	122	39.7	126
Past use
Never user	23.3	74	82.3	261	63.4	201
Past user‐satisfied	49.2	156	11.4	36	16.7	53
Past user‐not satisfied	27.4	87	6.3	20	19.9	63
Mean number of negatives	3.49	–	3.48	–	4.06	–
TOTAL (N)	100.0	317	100.0	317	100.0	317

NOTES: Of the 416 women who were not currently using a method and intended to use any method in the next 12 months, there are 317 women who intended to use either injectables, implants, or pills, who knew all three methods, and who stated that they could get pregnant.

^This panel only includes the women for whom most/about half/few members of social network had used the method.