Table 3 Knowledge and use of contraceptive among women who had ever used Implanon in Shashemene District, Southern Ethiopia, 2021
Variables | Categories | Cases(n = 88) | Control (n = 176) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Information source | Health Extension Workers | 75 (85.2) | 160 (90.9) | |
Health Workers | 9 (10.2) | 13 (7.4) | ||
Others* | 4 (4.6) | 3 (1.7) | ||
Type of information obtained about contraceptives | Effectiveness | No | 47 (53.4) | 91 (51.7) |
Yes | 41 (46.6) | 85 (48.3) | ||
Side effects | No | 49 (55.7) | 93 (52.8) | |
Yes | 39 (44.3) | 83 (47.2) | ||
Duration of action | Yes | 70 (79.5) | 129 (73.3) | |
No | 18 (20.5) | 47 (26.7) | ||
Benefits | Yes | 63 (71.6) | 119 (67.6) | |
No | 25 (28.4) | 57 (32.4) | ||
Ever used contraceptive before | Yes | 54(61.4) | 141 (80.1) | |
No | 34(38.6) | 35 (19.9) | ||
Last method used before insertion of implanon | Injection | 34(38.6) | 93 (52.8) | |
Pills | 20(22.7) | 47 (26.7) | ||
Other** | 0 | 1 (0.6) | ||
Reason for not utilizing any method before insertion | Fear of side effects | 25 (28.4) | 22 (12.5) | |
Need more children | 6 (6.8) | 11 (6.3) | ||
Others*** | 3 (3.4) | 1 (0.6) | ||