Table 1.
Baseline variables.
| DMPA-IM (n = 131) | Copper IUD (n = 135) | LNG implant (n = 135) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 25.0 | 4.3 | 25.4 | 4.6 | 24.5 | 4.7 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Never married | 122 | 93.1 | 131 | 97.0 | 131 | 97.0 |
| Secondary school incomplete | 75 | 57.3 | 63 | 46.7 | 75 | 55.6 |
| Earns income | 16 | 12.2 | 22 | 16.3 | 19 | 14.1 |
| Nulliparous | 33 | 25.2 | 40 | 29.6 | 41 | 30.4 |
| Regular menses | 76 | 58.0 | 89 | 65.0 | 79 | 58.5 |
DMPA-IM, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate intramuscular injection; IUD, intrauterine device; LNG, levonorgestrel; SD, standard deviation.