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Table 3 Knowledge, attitude and previous LARC use among postpartum women in Hossana health institutions, 2018(n = 381)

From: Long-acting reversible contraception utilization and associated factors among women in extended postpartum period in Hossana town, southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Variable

LARC use

Yes

No

Knowledge towards LARC

 Good

121(44.5%)

151(55.5%)

 Poor

18(16.5%)

91(83.5%)

Attitude towards LARC

 Positve

77(41.8%)

107(58.2%)

 Negative

61(38.4%)

98(61.6%)

Previous LARC use

 Used before

58(59.2%)

40(40.8%)

 Never used

81(28.6%)

202(71.4%)