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Table 3 Knowledge and discussion with health professionals about LAPMs among married women in the reproductive age in Debre Markos town; North West Ethiopia, April 2012 (n = 519)

From: Demand for long acting and permanent contraceptive methods and associated factors among married women of reproductive age group in Debre Markos Town, North West Ethiopia

Variables

n (%)

Contraceptive methods known by women

Injectable

501 (96.5)

Daily pill

417 (80.3)

Jadele

384 (74.0)

Implanon

367 (70.7)

IUD

294 (56.6)

Female sterilization

133 (25.6)

Condom

105 (20.2)

Male sterilization

56 (10.8)

Emergency pills

53 (10.2)

Knowledge of advantage of LAPMs

Spacing of births

384 (74.0)

Limiting family size

332 (64.0)

Highly effective method

76 (14.6)

Have lower side effects

38 (7.3)

Reduce cost

8 (1.5)

LAPMs ever discussed with health professionals

Not discussed

246 (47.4)

Implanon

236 (45.5)

Jadele

198 (38.2)

IUD

120 (23.1)

Female sterilization

63 (12.1)

Male sterilization/vasectomy

16 (3.1)

Frequency of discussion in the last one year

none

246 (47.4)

Once

112 (21.6)

Twice

80 (15.4)

Three times

33 (6.4)

 

Four and above

48 (9.2)