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Table 2 Descriptive statistics, weighted means

From: Location and content of counselling and acceptance of postpartum IUD in Sri Lanka

VARIABLES

N

N 1

Min.

Max.

Mean

Standard deviation

Age of mother

13693

 

14.0

48.0

28.682

5.509

Parity

13731

 

1.0

9.0

2.012

1.100

Number of living children

13731

 

0.0

12.0

1.606

0.966

Woman counselled on PPIUD?

13416

13362

0.0

1.0

0.996

0.060

Number of counselling locations

13731

 

0.0

4.0

1.871

1.173

Counselling Location:

 Home (1 = yes)

13416

4119

0.0

1.0

0.307

0.461

 Field Clinic (1 = yes)

13160

9449

0.0

1.0

0.718

0.450

 Hospital Clinic (1 = yes)

13160

5475

0.0

1.0

0.416

0.493

 Hospital Ward (1 = yes)

13156

5683

0.0

1.0

0.432

0.495

PPIUD Positive Counselling Quality Indicators:

 Could mention at least one risk?

13117

11438

0.0

1.0

0.872

0.334

 Client informed about alternatives?

13121

12281

0.0

1.0

0.936

0.245

 Client given opportunity to ask questions?

13073

12001

0.0

1.0

0.918

0.275

 Given PPIUD information leaflet?

13056

6450

0.0

1.0

0.494

0.500

PPIUD Negative Counselling Quality Indicators:

 Could not mention at least one benefit?

13117

1102

0.0

1.0

0.084

0.277

 Dissatisfaction with PPIUD counselling?

12659

1342

0.0

1.0

0.106

0.307

PPIUD Insertion:

 PPIUD inserted?

13731

672

0.0

1.0

0.049

0.216

Total

13731

     
  1. Notes: N 1 is the proportion of respondents who responded “yes” to the binary variable and is calculated by multiplying the sample size N by the weighted mean. Sample means are weighted by inverse probability weights