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Table 2 Results of meta-analysis on the impact of FP interventions on secondary outcomes

From: Effective strategies for increasing the uptake of modern methods of family planning in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome

Number of studies

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

Heterogeneity

Chi2 p-value

I2 (%)

All Contraceptive method use

12

1.73 (1.51–1.98)

0.00001

83

Total unmet need

3

0.86 (0.78–0.94)

0.14

50

Current use of

Pills*

11

1.38 (1.06–1.79)

0.00001

75

Condom*

11

1.32 (1.0, 1.77)

0.00001

93

Injectable

8

0.92 (0.67–1.27)

0.00001

88

Male sterilization

4

1.22 (0.73–2.05)

0.16

37

Female Sterilization

9

0.91 (0.71–1.15)

0.001

82

Intra-Uterine Device*

11

1.62 (1.05–2.50)

0.001

91

Implants

4

1.76 (0.86–3.61)

0.11

44

Knowledge

Condom*

7

2.03 (1.19–3.47)

0.001

98

Pills

8

1.45 (1.01–2.08)

0.001

95

Injectable

6

1.55 (1.03–2.33)

0.001

97

Male sterilization

6

1.63 (0.81–3.29)

0.001

99

Female Sterilization

6

1.59 (1.03, 2.45)

0.001

97

Intra-Uterine Device

6

1.53 (0.79–2.95)

0.001

99

Implants

3

2.86 (1.16–7.06)

0.001

97

ECP use

3

1.31 (0.65–2.67)

0.001

91

  1. *are the outcome variables with P-value of random-effect model is < 0.05