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Table 4 Family planning knowledge, use and source of information

From: Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies amongst women attending antenatal clinics in Pakistan

 

Knowledge n (%)

Ever used n (%)

Health care providers n (%)

Media n (%)

Husband n (%)

Peers n (%)

Others n (%)

Any family planning method

2706 (89.9)

904 (33.4)

1621 (59.9)

39 (1.44)

406 (15.0)

602 (22.2)

36 (1.3)

Condoms

2658 (88.3)

505 (19.0)

1555 (58.5)

40 (1.5)

827 (31.1)

226 (8.5)

11 (0.4)

Pill

2896 (96.2)

278 (9.6)

1955 (67.5)

130 (4.5)

46 (1.6)

733 (25.3)

32 (1.1)

IUD

2513 (83.5)

73 (2.9)

1819 (72.4)

30 (1.2)

25 (1.0)

608 (24.2)

30 (1.2)

Injectable

2847 (94.6)

276 (9.7)

1987 (69.8)

80 (2.8)

31 (1.1)

715 (25.1)

34 (1.2)

Implants

2212 (73.5)

55 (2.5)

1712 (77.4)

13 (0.6)

20 (0.9)

453 (20.5)

13 (0.6)

Female sterilization

1833 (60.9)

04 (0.2)

1510 (82.4)

16 (0.9)

31 (1.7)

236 (12.9)

38 (2.1)

Male Sterilization

455 (15.1)

02 (0.4)

271 (59.6)

05 (1.1)

40 (8.7)

129 (28.4)

10 (2.2)

Emergency Contraception

753 (25.0)

178 (23.7)

386 (51.2)

05 (0.6)

93 (12.3)

267 (35.5)

03 (0.4)

Rhythm

436 (14.5)

60 (13.8)

199 (45.7)

04 (0.9)

125 (28.6)

102 (23.3)

07 (1.5)

Withdrawal

1038 (34.5)

478 (46.1)

158 (15.2)

03 (0.3)

654 (63.0)

195 (18.8)

28 (2.7)