Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (N = 1215 episodes)
From: Predictors of contraceptive discontinuation among postpartum women in Arusha region, Tanzania
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
FP counselling at ANC (Yes) | ||
Yes | 382 | 70.9 |
No | 157 | 29.1 |
Family Planning counselling at postnatal care | ||
Yes | 424 | 76.5 |
No | 130 | 23.5 |
Mother age (year) | ||
16–19 | 10 | 1.7 |
20–24 | 161 | 28.0 |
25–29 | 181 | 31.5 |
30–34 | 111 | 19.3 |
35–39 | 80 | 13.9 |
40–44 | 31 | 5.4 |
Education level | ||
None | 17 | 3.0 |
Primary | 316 | 55.1 |
Secondary | 209 | 36.4 |
Higher education | 32 | 5.6 |
Wealth index (as per DHS) | ||
Poorest | 112 | 19.5 |
Poorer | 59 | 10.3 |
Medium | 101 | 17.6 |
Richer | 253 | 44.1 |
Richest | 49 | 8.5 |
Method discontinued | ||
Injectables | 175 | 30.5 |
Implants | 153 | 26.7 |
Pills | 61 | 10.6 |
Condom | 22 | 3.8 |
Rhythm | 79 | 13.8 |
Other | 84 | 14.6 |
Sample = 574 women with some FP use that initiated at least 12 months prior to the survey | ||
Number of living children | ||
0 | 2 | 0.3 |
1 | 201 | 35.0 |
2 | 165 | 28.7 |
3 | 117 | 20.4 |
4 | 60 | 10.5 |
5 | 20 | 3.5 |
6 | 6 | 1.0 |
7 | 2 | 0.3 |
Desire to get pregnant | ||
No | 176 | 30.6 |
Yes | 398 | 69.34 |
Received FP counselling during their ANC or PNC | ||
No | 460 | 80.1 |
Yes | 114 | 19.9 |
Support from the husband/partner for contraceptive use | ||
No | 125 | 21.8 |
Yes | 449 | 78.2 |