Table 1 Associations between selected demographic characteristics, knowledge and outcome expectancy of the implant against whether the men would like their female intimate partners to use the implant in the future, Chi-Square results
| Variables | Would you like your partner to use the implant in the futurea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes n (%) |
No or unsure n (%) | Chi-Square (p-value) | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age group | |||
| < 25 years old | 3 (21.4%) | 11 (78.6%) | |
| > 25 years old | 17 (37.8%) | 28 (62.2%) | |
| 1.27 (.26) | |||
| Education | |||
| Up to incomplete secondary school | 11 (40.7%) | 16 (59.3%) | |
| Secondary school and post-secondary | 9 (28.1%) | 23 (71.9%) | |
| 1.04 (.31) | |||
| Family planning responsibility and support | |||
| Who is responsible for FP | |||
| Woman or man | 5 (35.7%) | 9 (64.3%) | |
| Both man and woman | 15 (33.3%) | 30 (66.7%) | |
| .03 (.87) | |||
| Who should decide a woman should use FP | |||
| Woman or man | 7 (46.7%) | 8 (53.3%) | |
| Both man and woman | 13 (29.5%) | 31 (70.5%) | |
| 1.46 (.23) | |||
| How do you feel about your partner using FP | |||
| Support partner | 17 (34.7%) | 32 (65.3%) | |
| I don’t like it | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | |
| .88 (.35) | |||
| Does your main partner/wife want a/another child | |||
| Yes | 14 (51.9%) | 13 (48.1%) | |
| No or unsure | 6 (18.8%) | 26 (81.2%) | |
| 7.16 (.01) | |||
| Knowledge composite | |||
| Most women can safely use the implant | |||
| Agree | 13 (50.0%) | 13 (50.0%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 7 (21.2%) | 26 (78.8%) | |
| 5.38 (.02) | |||
| Teenagers can safely use the implant | |||
| Agree | 13 (44.8%) | 16 (55.2%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 7 (23.3%) | 23 (76.7%) | |
| 3.04 (.08) | |||
| Women with no babies can safely use the implant | |||
| Agree | 11 (40.7%) | 16 (59.3%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 9 (28.1%) | 23 (71.9%) | |
| 1.04 (.31) | |||
| HIV positive women can safely use the implant | |||
| Agree | 11 (47.8%) | 12 (52.2%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 9 (25.0%) | 27 (75.0%) | |
| 3.26 (.07) | |||
| Implant is very effective in preventing pregnancy | |||
| Agree | 12 (40.0%) | 18 (60.0%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 8 (27.6%) | 21 (72.4%) | |
| 1.01 (.31) | |||
| Implant can prevent pregnancy for: | |||
| About 3 years | 9 (56.2%) | 7 (43.8%)) | |
| Don’t know or otherb | 11 (25.6%) | 32 (74.4%) | |
| 4.89 (.03) | |||
| Implant protects against STIs and HIV | |||
| Agree | 4 (28.6%) | 10 (71.4%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 16 35.6%) | 29 (64.4%) | |
| .23 (.63) | |||
| Outcome expectancy composite | |||
| Implant could be easily inserted | |||
| Agree | 10 (29.4%) | 15 (70.6%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 10 (29.4%) | 24 (70.6%) | |
| 7.2 (.39) | |||
| Implant could be easily removed | |||
| Agree | 8 (38.1%) | 13 (61.9%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 12 (31.6%) | 26 (68.4%) | |
| .26 (.61) | |||
| Implant is convenient | |||
| Agree | 14 (42.4%) | 19 (57.6%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 6 (23.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | |
| 2.43 (.12) | |||
| Implant lasts for long | |||
| Agree | 14 (46.7%) | 16 (53.3%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 6 (20.7%) | 23 (79.3%) | |
| 4.44 (.04) | |||
| I’d worry about her gaining weight if she uses the implant | |||
| Agree | 10 (43.5%) | 13 (56.5%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 10 (27.8%) | 26 (72.2%) | |
| 1.54 (.21) | |||
| I’d worry about her monthly bleeding if she uses the implant | |||
| Agree | 5 (41.7%) | 7 (58.3%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 15 (31.9%) | 32 (68.1%) | |
| .41 (.52) | |||
| Implant could stop her from falling pregnant even after she removes it | |||
| Agree | 8 (50.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 12 (27.9%) | 31 (72.1%) | |
| 2.27 (.13) | |||
| Implant could move around her body | |||
| Agree | 4 (50.0%) | 4 (50.0%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 16 (31.4%) | 35 (68.6%) | |
| 1.07 (.30) | |||
| Implant could be painful to her | |||
| Agree | 4 (44.4%) | 5 (55.6%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 16 (32.0%) | 34 (68.0%) | |
| .53 (.47) | |||
| Implant could harm her future babies | |||
| Agree | 1 (16.7%) | 5 (83.7%) | |
| Disagree or unsure | 19 (35.8%) | 34 (64.2%) | |
| .88 (.35) | |||