Table 1 Social-demographic, obstetric history, contraceptive related characteristics of implants users at National Referral Hospital, Kampala Uganda (n = 207)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Social-demographic | ||
Woman's age | ||
18–24 | 67 | 32.4 |
25 and above | 140 | 67.6 |
Marital status | ||
Divorced | 5 | 2.4 |
Cohabiting | 16 | 7.7 |
Widowed | 3 | 1.4 |
Married | 158 | 76.3 |
Single | 25 | 12.1 |
Religion | ||
Catholic | 82 | 39.6 |
Born again | 54 | 26.1 |
Protestant | 46 | 22.2 |
Muslim | 19 | 9.2 |
Jehova | 6 | 2.9 |
Address | ||
Urban | 153 | 73.9 |
Rural | 54 | 26.1 |
Level of education | ||
Below secondary | 79 | 38.2 |
Secondary and above | 128 | 61.8 |
Women’s occupation | ||
Housewife | 87 | 42.0 |
Employee | 60 | 29.0 |
Trader | 56 | 27.1 |
Student | 4 | 1.9 |
Obstetric history | ||
Number of living children | ||
0–2 | 130 | 62.8 |
3+ | 77 | 37.2 |
History of abortion | ||
Yes | 69 | 33.3 |
No | 138 | 66.7 |
The desire for more children in the future | ||
Yes | 165 | 79.7 |
No | 42 | 20.3 |
Ever used modern contraceptive before insertion of Implants | ||
Yes | 135 | 65.2 |
No | 72 | 34.8 |
Type of contraceptive used before insertion of Implants (n = 135) | ||
Injectable | 85 | 63.0 |
Condoms, IUCD, OCP | 50 | 37.0 |
Type of implant used | ||
Implanon NXT | 145 | 70.0 |
Jadelle | 62 | 30.0 |
Experience of side effects | ||
Yes | 174 | 84.1 |
No | 33 | 15.9 |
Counseling about efficacy and side effects | ||
Yes | 170 | 82.1 |
No | 37 | 17.9 |
Had follow-up appointments | ||
Yes | 90 | 43.5 |
No | 117 | 56.5 |