Table 1.
Sociodemographic, reproductive and FP characteristics of the derivation and validation cohorts at study enrollment
| Derivation cohort (n = 558) |
Validation cohort (n = 186) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | p value | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Age category (years) | |||
| ≤ 20 | 43 (8) | 16 (9) | .66 |
| 21–25 | 211 (38) | 77 (41) | |
| 26–30 | 153 (27) | 53 (28) | |
| 31–35 | 87 (16) | 24 (13) | |
| > 35 | 64 (11) | 16 (9) | |
| Completed education < 9 years | 283 (51) | 93 (50) | .87 |
| Relationship status | |||
| Not married (legal or presumed) | 103 (18) | 36 (19) | .96 |
| Spouse supportive of FP | 422 (76) | 139 (75) | |
| Spouse not supportive of FP or unsure of spousal support | 33 (6) | 11 (6) | |
| Reproductive characteristics | |||
| Number of living children [median (IQR)] | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | .43 |
| Does not have a child aged < 6 months | 392 (70) | 132 (71) | .85 |
| Fertility intentions | |||
| Unsure intention to have children or unsure of preferred timing | 116 (21) | 31 (17) | .55 |
| Desires no future children | 121 (22) | 38 (20) | |
| Desires next pregnancy in 1–2 years | 48 (9) | 19 (10) | |
| Desires next pregnancy in > 2 years | 273 (49) | 98 (53) | |
| Pregnancy in the short-term future would be: | |||
| Not sure | 72 (13) | 27 (15) | .77 |
| A big problem | 315 (56) | 98 (53) | |
| A small problem | 48 (9) | 15 (8) | |
| No problem | 123 (22) | 46 (25) | |
| Characteristics of FP services received | |||
| Contraceptive method type | |||
| Injectables | 226 (41) | 84 (45) | .50 |
| Implant | 241 (43) | 79 (42) | |
| Intrauterine device (Cu-IUD/IUS) | 376 (6) | 10 (5) | |
| Pillsa | 31 (6) | 5 (3) | |
| Other modernb | 24 (4) | 8 (4) | |
| FP user type | |||
| Initiating contraception | 146 (26) | 48 (26) | .89 |
| Switching from one method type to another | 70 (13) | 21 (11) | |
| Continuing method used in past month | 342 (61) | 117 (63) | |
| History of contraceptive side effects | |||
| No | 289 (52) | 95 (51) | .14 |
| Yes | 258 (46) | 91 (49) | |
| Unsure | 11 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Traveled less than 30 min to reach health facility | 351 (63) | 118 (63) | .90 |
| Quality of care and satisfaction | |||
| “Very satisfied” with services received | 267 (48) | 86 (46) | .70 |
| Felt that her privacy was not protected during the visit | 33 (6) | 14 (8) | .43 |
| Felt provider gave: | |||
| Accurate information | 50 (9) | 15 (8) | .71 |
| Inaccurate information or unsure of accuracy | 508 (91) | 171 (92) | |
| Felt provider's treatment was “very respectful” | 493 (88) | 160 (86) | .40 |
| Number of items in Method Information Index received [median (IQR)]c | 3 (1–3) | 3 (1–3) | .81 |
| Feelings about using FP: | |||
| No fears or concerns | 353 (63) | 127 (68) | .35 |
| Reported having fears or concerns | 184 (33) | 55 (30) | |
| Unsure of having fears or concerns | 21 (4) | 4 (2) | |
Notes: p values obtained using χ2 test for proportion or Wilcoxon rank-sum test of medians for continuous measures.
Pills include daily combined and progestin-only oral contraceptives.
Other modern methods include condoms, fertility-awareness-based methods (LAM, TwoDay Method, Standard Days Method) and emergency contraceptive pills.
The Method Information Index is calculated based on three questions: “During your visit, (1) were you informed about other methods? (2) Were you informed about side effects or problems with the method? (3) Were you told what to do if you had side effects of problems with the method?”. Responses were summed to provide a count of the number of counseling items received, from 0 (received none of these counseling items) to 3 (received all items).