Table 4 Women’s perceptions about the pill, patch, and ring after counseling a
Perception statement | Method | Strongly agree/agree | No opinion | Strongly disagree/disagree | Do not know | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | (n) | ||
Prevents pregnancy effectively | Pill | 17232 (93.0) | 680 (3.7) | 314 (1.7) | 309 (1.7) | 252 |
Patch | 11809 (65.4) | 2941 (16.3) | 480 (2.7) | 2826 (15.7) | 731 | |
Ring | 13185 (73.1) | 2189 (12.1) | 283 (1.6) | 2377 (13.2) | 753 | |
Many side effects | Pill | 6609 (35.7) | 4699 (25.4) | 6285 (34.0) | 894 (4.8) | 300 |
Patch | 2580 (14.4) | 6500 (36.2) | 4084 (22.7) | 4806 (26.7) | 817 | |
Ring | 1696 (9.4) | 5697 (31.7) | 6061 (33.7) | 4523 (25.2) | 810 | |
Can be dangerous for your health | Pill | 4704 (25.5) | 4837 (26.2) | 7620 (41.3) | 1281 (6.9) | 345 |
Patch | 1694 (9.5) | 5086 (28.4) | 6886 (38.4) | 4248 (23.7) | 873 | |
Ring | 1295 (7.2) | 4637 (25.8) | 8100 (45.1) | 3922 (21.8) | 833 | |
Easy to use | Pill | 14920 (81.0) | 1605 (8.7) | 1687 (9.2) | 218 (1.2) | 357 |
Patch | 10566 (59.0) | 3199 (17.9) | 1813 (10.1) | 2334 (13.0) | 875 | |
Ring | 8445 (47.1) | 3615 (20.1) | 2717 (15.1) | 3168 (17.7) | 842 | |
Easy to forget | Pill | 12034 (65.4) | 2625 (14.3) | 3440 (18.7) | 304 (1.7) | 384 |
Patch | 4945 (27.6) | 4712 (26.3) | 5495 (30.7) | 2766 (15.4) | 869 | |
Ring | 3245 (18.2) | 4428 (24.8) | 7251 (40.6) | 2949 (16.5) | 914 | |
Regular menstrual bleeding | Pill | 15845 (85.9) | 1238 (6.7) | 626 (3.4) | 742 (4.0) | 336 |
Patch | 9240 (51.6) | 3618 (20.2) | 462 (2.6) | 4581 (25.6) | 886 | |
Ring | 10067 (56.2) | 3185 (17.8) | 432 (2.4) | 4228 (23.6) | 875 | |
Protects against cancer | Pill | 5373 (29.2) | 4789 (26.0) | 3037 (16.5) | 5228 (28.4) | 360 |
Patch | 3093 (17.3) | 4956 (27.7) | 2662 (14.9) | 7213 (40.2) | 863 | |
Ring | 3377 (18.8) | 4772 (26.6) | 2541 (14.2) | 7252 (40.4) | 845 | |
Many women use it | Pill | 15816 (85.4) | 1371 (7.4) | 338 (1.8) | 1003 (5.4) | 259 |
Patch | 2157 (12.0) | 4757 (26.4) | 4339 (24.1) | 6737 (37.4) | 797 | |
Ring | 2626 (14.6) | 4713 (26.2) | 3462 (19.3) | 7180 (39.9) | 806 |