TABLE 1.
Respondent Characteristics and Method Information Measures at Enrollment (N=2,699)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| ≤24 | 1,066 (39.5) |
| 25–29 | 935 (34.6) |
| ≥30 | 698 (25.9) |
| Education | |
| None | 605 (22.4) |
| Primary | 335 (12.4) |
| Middle | 386 (14.3) |
| Secondary | 798 (29.6) |
| Higher secondary | 575 (21.3) |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 2,272 (84.2) |
| Muslim | 418 (15.5) |
| Other | 9 (0.3) |
| No. of living children | |
| 0 | 23 (0.9) |
| 1 | 1,118 (41.4) |
| 2 | 891 (33.0) |
| 3 or more | 667 (24.7) |
| Previous modern method use | |
| Yes | 1,037 (38.4) |
| No | 1,662 (61.6) |
| Method selected at enrollment | |
| OCPs | 1,066 (39.5) |
| PPIUD | 412 (15.3) |
| Interval IUD | 640 (23.7) |
| Injectable | 581 (21.5) |
| State | |
| Haryana | 908 (33.6) |
| Odisha | 1,791 (66.4) |
| MII | |
| <3 questions | 1,711 (63.4) |
| All 3 questions | 988 (36.6) |
| MIIplus | |
| <4 questions | 1,779 (65.9) |
| All 4 questions | 920 (34.1) |
| MIIplus variation | |
| <3 questions of MII | 1,711 (63.4) |
| MII | 68 (2.5) |
| MIIplus | 920 (34.1) |
Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; MII, Method Information Index; MIIplus, Method Information Index including the question, “Were you told about the possibility of switching to another method if the method you selected was not suitable?”; OCPs, oral contraceptive pills; PPIUD, postpartum intrauterine device.