Table 2.
Participant Reproductive Health Information
| Clinic Clients (n = 10) |
Pharmacy Clients (n = 10) |
ALL Participants (n = 20) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| MA use prior to interview# | |||
| < 3 months | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3–6 months | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 months – 1 year | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1–2 years | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2–3 years | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Incomplete abortion after MA use | |||
| Yes | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| No | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Contraceptive use directly prior to MA | |||
| Yes | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| OCPa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Intermittent OCP | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Intermittent Injectableb | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| No | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| No- wanted to conceive* | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Contraceptive use directly after MA | |||
| Yes | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Condoms | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OCP | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Injectable (Depobb) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Implantc (Norplantcc) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| IUDd (Copper Tdd) | 0 | 1+ | 1 |
| No | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Current contraceptive use | |||
| Yes | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Condoms | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Intermittent OCP | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| OCP | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Depo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norplant | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Copper T | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| No - wants to conceive ^ | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Previous abortion/s | |||
| None | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| One | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Two | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Previous miscarriage/s | |||
| None | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| One | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of deceased children | |||
| None | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| One | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Two | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of living children | |||
| One | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Two | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Three | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Four | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Child/children sex-mix | |||
| Female and Male | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Only Female | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Only Male | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Age when married | |||
| Under 18 years | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18–20 years | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 21–23 years | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 24–26 years | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Not Recorded | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Age at birth of first child | |||
| Under 18 years | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18–20 years | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21–23 years | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 24–26 years | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Not Recorded | 0 | 2 | 2 |
# Approximate timeframe between the participant taking MA and their in-depth interview
a Oral Contraceptive Pill
b Hormonal contraceptive injection
bb Hormonal contraceptive injection brand
c Hormonal contraceptive implant
cc Hormonal contraceptive implant brand
d Intrauterine Device
dd Non-hormonal intrauterine device
* The total count for participants not using contraception when they fell pregnant before their subsequent MA includes one participant who was not using contraception as she wanted to become pregnant at that time
+ Contraceptive method was not obtained through a pharmacy. Method was inserted at an SRH Clinic shortly after taking MA
^ The total count for participants currently not using contraception includes one participant who is not currently using contraception as they want to become pregnant