Table 8 Assessing need and willingness and reasons to use contraception in the future
Indicators | Chakwal % | Mianwali % | Bhakkar % |
|---|---|---|---|
Assessing need for contraception | 40.6 | 36.6 | 31.9% |
Willing to use contraception in the future e | 22.6 | 31.3 | 20.7 |
Method preference (among those who will use a contraceptive method in the future) | |||
Condoms | 24.4 | 10.8 | 21.1 |
Pills | 17.9 | 19.5 | 16.1 |
Injections | 14.6 | 16.2 | 17.7 |
Implant | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
IUCD | 12.2 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
Female sterilization | 13.0 | 20.5 | 12.3 |
Male sterilization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Periodic abstinence | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Withdrawal | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Don’t know/whatever suggested by husband | 8.2 | 22.1 | 17.7 |
Reason for choosing a specific contraceptive method in the future | |||
Cost/affordability | 15.4 | 22.4 | 21.8 |
Quality | 29.9 | 18.4 | 17.4 |
Long term | 34.2 | 20.7 | 33.5 |
Short term | 4.3 | 2.9 | 6.9 |
Permanent | 12.0 | 17.3 | 9.9 |
Better for health | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
Easy access | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Others (suggested by husband/for spacing) | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
Don’t know/ | 1.7 | 14.9 | 4.5 |