Table 1.
Social-demographic, obstetric history, contraceptive related characteristics of implants users at National Referral Hospital, Kampala Uganda (n = 207)
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Social-demographic | ||
| Woman's age | ||
| 18–24 | 67 | 32.4 |
| 25 and above | 140 | 67.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Divorced | 5 | 2.4 |
| Cohabiting | 16 | 7.7 |
| Widowed | 3 | 1.4 |
| Married | 158 | 76.3 |
| Single | 25 | 12.1 |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 82 | 39.6 |
| Born again | 54 | 26.1 |
| Protestant | 46 | 22.2 |
| Muslim | 19 | 9.2 |
| Jehova | 6 | 2.9 |
| Address | ||
| Urban | 153 | 73.9 |
| Rural | 54 | 26.1 |
| Level of education | ||
| Below secondary | 79 | 38.2 |
| Secondary and above | 128 | 61.8 |
| Women’s occupation | ||
| Housewife | 87 | 42.0 |
| Employee | 60 | 29.0 |
| Trader | 56 | 27.1 |
| Student | 4 | 1.9 |
| Obstetric history | ||
| Number of living children | ||
| 0–2 | 130 | 62.8 |
| 3+ | 77 | 37.2 |
| History of abortion | ||
| Yes | 69 | 33.3 |
| No | 138 | 66.7 |
| The desire for more children in the future | ||
| Yes | 165 | 79.7 |
| No | 42 | 20.3 |
| Ever used modern contraceptive before insertion of Implants | ||
| Yes | 135 | 65.2 |
| No | 72 | 34.8 |
| Type of contraceptive used before insertion of Implants (n = 135) | ||
| Injectable | 85 | 63.0 |
| Condoms, IUCD, OCP | 50 | 37.0 |
| Type of implant used | ||
| Implanon NXT | 145 | 70.0 |
| Jadelle | 62 | 30.0 |
| Experience of side effects | ||
| Yes | 174 | 84.1 |
| No | 33 | 15.9 |
| Counseling about efficacy and side effects | ||
| Yes | 170 | 82.1 |
| No | 37 | 17.9 |
| Had follow-up appointments | ||
| Yes | 90 | 43.5 |
| No | 117 | 56.5 |