Table 2 Background characteristics of women by group during the pre-intervention period (n = 7145)
Group 1 Pre-Intervention percentage | Group 2 Pre-Intervention percentage | Difference [Group 2 percentage - Group 1 percentage] | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Woman’s Age (years) | ||||
18–20 | 12.3 | 8.1 | −4.1 | 0.183 |
20–24 | 29.9 | 33.5 | 3.7 | 0.489 |
25–29 | 27.6 | 30.0 | 2.4 | 0.556 |
30+ | 30.3 | 28.3 | −1.9 | 0.700 |
Woman’s Education | ||||
Less than primary | 7.0 | 4.4 | −2.6 | 0.345 |
Completed primary | 50.8 | 51.0 | 0.2 | 0.961 |
Completed secondary | 24.2 | 33.3 | 9.1 | 0.127 |
Some college | 18.0 | 11.3 | −6.8 | 0.293 |
Parity | ||||
1 | 46.8 | 43.2 | −3.6 | 0.400 |
2 | 22.3 | 25.5 | 3.2 | 0.313 |
3+ | 30.9 | 31.3 | 0.4 | 0.901 |
Marital Status | ||||
Currently married/living with partner | 92.3 | 93.2 | 0.9 | 0.513 |
Formerly married/widowed | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.550 |
Never married/never lived together | 7.2 | 6.2 | −1.0 | 0.485 |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 22.8 | 24.4 | 1.7 | 0.554 |
Muslim | 21.6 | 29.0 | 7.4 | 0.623 |
Lutheran and Anglican | 26.7 | 31.6 | 4.9 | 0.749 |
Pentecostal and Other Christian | 29.0 | 15.1 | −13.9 | 0.554 |
Hospital Track | ||||
Normal track | 80.3 | 79.8 | −0.5 | 0.974 |
Fast track | 19.7 | 20.2 | 0.5 | 0.974 |
Received PPIUD Counseling | 3.7 | 3.5 | −0.2 | 0.648 |
Chose PPIUD | 0.7 | 0.4 | − 0.3 | 0.374 |
Observations | 4224 | 2921 | ||