Table 2 Contraceptive attitudes and behaviors before and after program implementation among nulliparous women

 Appropriate contraception time after abortion

147 (58.8%)

179 (71.6%)

0.003

289 (60.3%)

377 (82.0%)

<0.001

 Contraception is necessary for women with no attention of getting pregnant

232 (92.8%)

235 (94.0%)

0.59

453 (94.6%)

446 (97.0%)

0.07

 Natural family planning is not reliable

106 (42.4%)

112 (44.8%)

0.59

203 (42.4%)

263 (56.9%)

<0.001

 Emergency contraception is not reliable

44 (17.6%)

58 (23.2%)

0.12

134 (28.0%)

131 (28.5%)

0.85

 Emergency contraception pills cannot be taken more than 3 times in a year

76 (30.4%)

82 (32.8%)

0.56

178 (37.2%)

273 (59.4%)

<0.001

 Accepting short-acting OCPs

54 (17.9%)

55 (18.3%)

0.92

100 (17.3%)

145 (26.0%)

<0.001

 Using condom alone is not enough to prevent reproductive tract infection

136 (53.3%)

176 (68.2%)

0.94

258 (53.0%)

312 (66.5%)

<0.001

 Underwent gynecology examinations in the previous six months

154 (51.2%)

155 (51.5%)

0.93

347 (60.1%)

403 (72.2%)

<0.001

   Short-acting OCPs

4 (2.2%)

5 (2.7%)

9 (2.2%)

13 (3.1%)

   Natural family planning

34 (18.5%)

39 (21.0%)

79 (19.3%)

82 (19.4%)

   External ejaculation

13 (7.1%)

10 (5.4%)

55 (13.4%)

58 (13.7%)

   Emergency contraception

7 (3.8%)

10 (5.4%)

5 (1.2%)

5 (1.2%)

   Condoms

155 (84.2%)

144 (77.4%)

340 (82.9%)

349 (82.5%)

   Long-acting OCPs

2 (1.1%)

2 (1.1%)

3 (0.7%)

2 (0.5%)

   IUD

7 (3.8%)

9 (4.8%)

4 (1.0%)

4 (1.0%)

   Sterilization/implant,etc.

8 (4.4%)

12 (6.5%)

17 (4.1%)

17 (4.0%)

Use of any contraceptive methods

184 (61.1%)

186 (61.8%)

0.87

410 (71.1%)

423 (75.8%)

0.07

Use of effective contraceptive methods

164 (54.5%)

156 (51.8%)

0.51

350 (60.7%)

359 (64.3%)

0.20