Table 1.
Distribution of study participants who received PPCuIUD at sampled health facilities in 2013–2014 according to sociodemographic characteristics, provider type, type of insertion and associated side effects experienced (n=844).
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| State | |
| Uttarakhand | 128 (15.2) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 138 (16.4) |
| Chhattisgarh | 131 (15.5) |
| Jharkhand | 137 (16.2) |
| Bihar | 188 (22.3) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 122 (14.5) |
| Age of the client | |
| <25 years | 364 (43.1) |
| ≥25 years | 480 (56.9) |
| Education of the client | |
| Illiterate/just literate | 192 (22.8) |
| Up to 5th standard | 117 (13.9) |
| Up to 12th standard | 396 (47.0) |
| Graduate/postgraduate | 139 (16.3) |
| Occupation of client | |
| Housewife | 747 (88.5) |
| Working | 97 (11.5) |
| Number of living children | |
| 0 | 12 (1.4) |
| 1 | 369 (43.7) |
| 2 | 304 (36.0) |
| 3 or more | 159 (18.9) |
| Number of living male children | |
| 0 | 257 (30.5) |
| 1 | 452 (53.6) |
| 2 | 113 (13.4) |
| 3 or more | 22 (2.6) |
| Reason for accepting PPCuIUD | |
| Spacing | 593 (70.3) |
| Limiting | 217 (25.7) |
| Don't know | 34 (04) |
| Type of insertion | |
| Postplacental insertion after cesarean delivery | 141 (16.7) |
| Postplacental insertion after vaginal delivery | 532 (63.0) |
| Early postpartum | 171 (20.3) |
| Type of service provider who inserted PPCuIUDa | |
| Doctor | 359 (42.7) |
| Nurse | 481 (57.3) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Lower class | 108 (12.8) |
| Lower middle class | 298 (35.3) |
| Middle class | 222 (26.3) |
| Upper/upper middle class | 216 (25.6) |
| Experienced pain in abdomen/bleeding/dischargea | |
| Yes | 314 (37.2) |
| No | 463 (54.9) |
| Not available (for those who reported expulsion) | 63 (7.5) |
a
Data missing for four women.