Table 2.
Women’s awareness of contraceptive methods by age group (n = 450).
| Characteristics | Proportion Who Answered Yes | p Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Women | Age Groups (Years) | |||||||||
| 15–24 | 25–34 | 35–49 | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Heard about contraceptive methods | Any method | 432 | (96.2) | 139 | (90.3) | 165 | (99.4) | 128 | (99.2) | <0.001 |
| Heard about calendar (date) | 119 | (26.4) | 38 | (24.5) | 48 | (28.9) | 33 | (25.6) | 0.648 | |
| Heard about oral contraceptive pills | 338 | (75.1) | 115 | (74.2) | 121 | (72.9) | 102 | (79.1) | 0.452 | |
| Heard about intrauterine devices | 314 | (69.8) | 105 | (67.7) | 117 | (70.5) | 92 | (71.3) | 0.783 | |
| Heard about injection methods | 171 | (38.0) | 57 | (36.8) | 62 | (37.3) | 52 | (40.3) | 0.810 | |
| Heard about condoms | 155 | (34.4) | 61 | (39.4) | 56 | (33.7) | 38 | (29.5) | 0.211 | |
| Knowledge about sources | PHCCs | 124 | (27.6) | 48 | (31.0) | 43 | (25.9) | 33 | (25.6) | 0.501 |
| Hospitals | 229 | (50.9) | 88 | (56.8) | 84 | (50.6) | 57 | (44.2) | 0.107 | |
| Pharmacies | 319 | (70.9) | 114 | (73.5) | 119 | (71.7) | 86 | (66.7) | 0.428 | |
| Aware of contraceptive side effects | Hair loss | 132 | (32.3) | 31 | (24.4) | 57 | (36.3) | 44 | (35.2) | 0.072 |
| Nervousness | 144 | (35.4) | 33 | (26.4) | 60 | (38.2) | 51 | (40.8) | 0.037 | |
| Weight gain | 68 | (16.6) | 16 | (12.6) | 34 | (21.5) | 18 | (14.4) | 0.097 | |