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

Table 7 Endorsement and response options for the LMUP scale

Endorsement of the PI items and response option		LMUP Pakistan
Items	Category	n	%
At the time of conception	0. Always use contraception	642	21.3
	1. Inconsistently use contraception	219	7.3
	2. Not use contraception	2149	71.4
In terms of becoming a mother	0. Wrong time	629	20.9
	1. An OK time but not quite right	145	4.8
	2. Right time	2236	74.3
Just before falling pregnant	0. Not intend to become pregnant	734	24.4
	1. Did not mind either way	198	6.6
	2. Intend to get pregnant	2078	69.0
Just before falling pregnant	0. Not want a baby	729	24.2
	1. Have mixed feelings about having a baby	110	3.7
	2. Want a baby	2171	72.1
Before falling pregnant had you and your husband	0. Never discussed children	601	20.0
	1. Discussed children but no firm agreement	274	9.1
	2. Agreed to pregnancy	2135	70.9
Health actions before falling pregnant	0. No Action	1001	33.3
	1. Action	1267	42.1
	2 or more Actions	742	24.7
Total		3010	100.0

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