Fig. 1

The study flow diagram. This figure is found in Additional file 1 and shows the recruitment process of study participants. There were 3600 mothers that delivered during the study period. Using systematic sampling, 407 participants were selected and screened for eligibility. Out of the 407, 10 had undergone cesarean hysterectomies and thus were excluded from the study. Therefore, 397 participants were enrolled in the study, and out of these, 61 opted to take up a contraceptive method