Table 6.
Determinants of choice of PPIUD among women who were counseled
| Dependent Variable: Choice of PPIUD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Est. | 95% CI | |
| Woman given a leaflet during counseling | 0.040 | −0.020–0.100 |
| PPIUD knowledge (ref: Women can’t recall any benefits/disadvantages, or disadvantages only) | ||
| Recall benefit(s) only | 0.068** | 0.007–0.129 |
| Recall both benefit(s) and disadvantage(s) | 0.065*** | 0.026–0.105 |
| Women given opportunity to ask questions | 0.061** | 0.007–0.115 |
| Timing of PPIUD counseling (ref: Before admission, during ANC) | ||
| After admission only | 0.280** | 0.035–0.524 |
| Both | 0.327*** | 0.124–0.530 |
| Woman’s age (ref: < 20) | ||
| 20–24 years | − 0.026 | − 0.064–0.011 |
| 25–29 years | −0.043 | − 0.107–0.021 |
| ≥ 30 years | −0.040 | − 0.115–0.034 |
| Woman’s schooling (ref: no schooling) | ||
| Some primary | −0.038* | − 0.082–0.005 |
| Some lower secondary | −0.041 | − 0.110–0.028 |
| Some higher secondary | − 0.055** | − 0.097–− 0.012 |
| Some college | −0.069** | − 0.131–− 0.007 |
| Time to travel from home to hospital (ref: < 1 h) | ||
| 1–3 h | −0.002 | − 0.009–0.006 |
| ≥ 3 h | 0.000 | −0.019–0.019 |
| Parity (ref: 1) | ||
| 2 | 0.036** | 0.002–0.071 |
| 3+ | −0.032 | − 0.102–0.038 |
| Ethnicity (ref: Sinhalese) | ||
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 0.078 | −0.066–0.221 |
| Indian Tamil | 0.146 | − 0.046–0.337 |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 0.007 | − 0.060–0.074 |
| Other | 0.125 | − 0.076–0.326 |
| Male child born | − 0.004 | − 0.014–0.006 |
| Constant | 0.337*** | 0.163–0.511 |
| Observations | 13,032 | |
| R-squared | 0.357 | |
***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1
Note: Difference from null tested using wild-cluster bootstrap method