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Table 5 Knowledge of family planning methods and services, Contact with Health worker, Media Exposure and Unmet need by Young Married Women in slums, UP, India

From: Unmet need for family planning services among young married women (15–24 years) living in urban slums of India

CHARACTERISTICS

TOTAL

WOMEN

(n = 362)

(%)

UNMET NEED

CRUDE ODDS RATIO (95%CI)

ADJUSTED ODDS RATIO

(95%CI)

YES

(n = 296)

(%)

NO

(n = 66)

(%)

Knowledge of contraceptive methods

 Yes

238 [65.7]

184 (77.3) [62.2]

54 (22.7) [81.8]

0.365 (0.187–0.712)**

0.273 (0.102–0.731)*

 No (Reference)

124 [34.2]

112 (90.3) [37.8]

12 (9.7) [18.2]

  

Knowledge of availability of Family Planning services at the U- PHC

 Yes

19 [15.3]

12 (63.2) [4.1]

7 (36.8) [10.6]

0.356 (0.135–0.943)*

 No (Reference)

343 [94.7]

284 (82.8) [95.9]

59 (17.2) [89.4]

  

Media Exposure of message on Family planning on TV or Radio in the last 6 months

 Yes

146 [40.3]

119 (81.5) [40.2]

27 (18.5) [40.9]

0.971 (0.564–1.671)

 No (Reference)

216 [59.7]

177 (81.9) [59.8]

39 (18.1) [59.1]

  

Contact with ANM

 Yes

50 [13.8]

33 (66.0) [11.1]

17 (34.0) [25.8]

0.362 (0.187–0.700)**

0.377 (0.148–0.963)*

 No (Reference)

312 [86.2]

263 (84.3) [88.9]

49 (15.7) [74.2]

  
  1. (Row %) [Column%]*p < 0.05, **p < 0.005, ***p < 0.001