Table 2.

Contraception knowledge and practice of the women

Characteristic	Frequency	Percent
Awareness on family planning
Yes	370	95.9
No	16	4.1
Had ever used a method or did something to prevent pregnancy
Yes	209	54.1
No	177	45.9
Had ever used a modern family planning method
Yes	180	46.6
No	206	53.4
Would accept any help to avoid getting pregnant
Yes	284	73.6
No	102	26.4
Reasons for not using modern contraceptives
Unmarried status and fertility-related reasons (n = 115)
Not married	22	19.1
Not having sex	58	50.4
Infrequent sex	18	15.7
Menopausal/hysterectomy	8	7.0
Sub-fecund/infecund	5	4.4
Lactational amenorrhea	2	1.7
Breastfeeding	2	1.7
Method-related reasons (n = 78)
Health concerns	11	14.1
Fear of side effects	49	62.8
Lack of access to contraceptives	2	2.6
Other reasons	16	20.5
Opposition to use and lack of knowledge reasons (n = 59)
Respondent opposed	6	10.2
Husband/partner opposed	33	55.9
Others opposed	14	23.7
Religious prohibition	5	8.5
Respondent knows no method	1	1.7