Table 1:

Demographic Characteristics of Women by Initiation of Postpartum Contraception, 2015 – 2017.

Characteristics	Total	No	Yes	p-value
Age	n = 423	n = 53	n = 370	<0.001c
Mean (Standard Deviation)	22.8 (0.3)	20.2 (0.6)	23.1 (0.3)
Parity	n = 423	n = 53	n = 371	<0.001b
1	134 (33.0%)	30 (61.2%)	104 (29.1%)
2 – 3	193 (47.5%)	15 (30.6)	178 (49.9)
4+	79 (19.5%)	4 (8.2)	75 (21.0)
Marital Status	n = 391	n = 41	n = 350	0.01b
Single/ Divorced/Separated/ Widowed	2 (0.5%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0%)
Married/Living with a Partner	394 (99.5%)	39 (95.1%)	350 (100%)
Education	n = 423	n = 53	n = 370	0.1a
No formal education	146 (34.5%)	13 (24.5%)	133 (36.0%)
Elementary school (Between 1 – 6)	193 (45.6%)	25 (47.2%)	168 (45.4%)
High school/Technical School	84 (19.9%)	15 (28.3%)	69 (18.7%)
Do you work for the local agricultural company?	n = 423	n = 53	n = 370	0.4a
Yes	28 (6.6%)	5 (9.4%)	23 (6.2%)
Were you trying or wanting to become pregnant when you became pregnant with this baby?	n = 423	n = 52	n = 371	0.6a
Yes	160 (37.8%)	18 (34.6)	142 (38.3)

^achi² test;

^bfisher’s exact test;

^ct-test