Table 1 Pretest and posttest means for study variables among women with a need for contraception and test for differences between phases, per site

Met need for contraception

0.642

0.684

χ² = 1.890

0.606

0.703

χ² = 8.808**

Age of informant

30.94

30.50

t = 0.863

30.03

30.69

t = 1.216

Her number of children

2.921

3.110

t = 1.760

2.787

2.934

t =1.266

Her literacy

0.208

0.379

χ² = 33.770***

0.232

.373

χ² = 20.489***

Frequency of hearing radio

1.226

1.229

t = 0.036

1.081

1.216

t = 1.580

Frequency of watching TV

0.869

1.341

t = 5.657***

0.928

1.812

t = 10.266***

Whether infoermant works

0.440

0.628

χ² = 33.658***

0.528

0.574

χ² = 1.814

Whether Hinduism is professed

0.935

0.848

χ² = 18.937***

0.875

0.800

χ² = 8.977**

Wether informant was visited

0.091

0.182

χ² = 16.773***

0.128

0.272

χ² = 28.469***

Whether informant visited HC

0.398

0.339

χ² = 3.591

0.494

0.376

χ² = 12.109***

(N)

(505)

(446)

(470)

(394)