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Table 4 Process outcomes

From: A randomized controlled trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone app instant messaging to increase the acceptability of effective contraception among young people in Tajikistan

 

Control % (n/N)

Intervention % (n/N)

proportional OR* (95% CI), p-value

Knowledge of effective contraception

Mean = 4.00 [sd = 2.04]

Mean = 4.08 [sd = 2.02]

.08** (−.29–.44), 0.69

My friends would use the pill, IUD, injection or implant if they wanted to prevent pregnancy

strongly disagree

3.70 (9/243)

1.33 (3/226)

1.40 (.97–2.01), 0.07

disagree

4.53 (11/243)

5.31 (12/226)

not sure

17.28 (42/243)

16.37 (37/226)

agree

64.61 (157/243)

59.29 (134/226)

strongly agree

9.88 (24/243)

17.70 (40/226)

My friends would talk to their husband/wife about contraception if they wanted to prevent a pregnancy

strongly disagree

1.23 (3/243)

1.33 (3/226)

1.09 (.76–1.57), 0.64

disagree

5.35 (13/243)

6.64 (15/226)

not sure

16.05 (39/243)

15.93 (36/226)

agree

65.02 (158/243)

59.29 (134/226)

strongly agree

12.35 (30/243)

16.81 (38/226)

If you wanted to use the pill, IUD, injection or implant, how easy would it be for you to use it? (women only)

very difficult

7.62 (8/105)

5.83 (6/103)

1.43 (.87–2.34), 0.16

difficult

17.14 (18/105)

9.71 (10/103)

not sure

27.62 (29/105)

29.13 (30/103)

easy

38.10 (40/105)

43.69 (45/103)

very easy

9.52 (10/105)

11.65 (12/103)

If you wanted to talk to your husband/wife about contraception, how easy would it be for you to talk to him/her?

very difficult

3.70 (9/243)

3/10 (7/226)

1.22 (.86–1.73), 0.26

difficult

6.17 (15/243)

7.52 (17/226)

not sure

14.81 (36/243)

14.16 (32/226)

easy

60.49 (147/243)

53.10 (120/226)

very easy

14.81 (36/243)

22.12 (50/226)

If you wanted to use the pill, IUD, injection or implant, how certain are you that you could use it? (women only)

very certain I could not

2.86 (3/105)

5.83 (6/103)

.99 (.60–1.63), 0.96

certain I could not

6.67 (7/105)

7.77 (8/103)

not sure

38.10 (40/105)

32.04 (33/103)

certain I could

40.00 (42/105)

41.75 (43/103)

very certain I could

12.38 (13/105)

12.62 (13/103)

If you wanted to talk to your husband/wife about contraception, how certain are you that you could talk to him/her?

very certain I could not

1.23 (3/243)

2.65 (6/226)

1.10 (.78–1.53), 0.60

certain I could not

13.17 (32/243)

12.39 (28/226)

not sure

16.46 (40/243)

16.81 (38/226)

certain I could

50.62 (123/243)

44.25 (100/226)

very certain I could

18.52 (45/243)

23.89 (54/226)

I intend to use the pill, IUD, injection or implant

strongly disagree

4.76 (5/105)

2.91 (3/103)

1.37 (.84–2.25), 0.21

disagree

10.48 (11/105)

12.62 (13/103)

not sure

31.43 (33/105)

25.24 (26/103)

agree

39.05 (41/105)

34.95 (36/103)

strongly agree

14.29 (15/105)

24.27 (25/103)

Number of messages read

all

 

32.16 (73/227)

 

most

43.61 (99/227)

some

18.50 (42/227)

none

5.73 (13/227)

Proportion of intervention participants that stopped the intervention

 

29.07 (66/227)

 
  1. *estimated from ordered logistic regression
  2. **mean difference