Table 4 Percentage of women with specific opinions, amongst those who have heard of methods (Nairobi)
From: Women’s attitudes and beliefs towards specific contraceptive methods in Bangladesh and Kenya
Attributes | Pills | Injectables | Implants | IUD | Condoms | Female sterilisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Access | ||||||
Easy | 92.3 | 96.7 | 89.7 | 70.0 | 88.3 | 41.8 |
Hard | 7.4 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 28.7 | 11.0 | 56.7 |
Don’t know/unsure | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
Effectiveness | ||||||
Yes | 69.8 | 89.1 | 89.2 | 70.0 | 61.1 | 68.4 |
No | 29.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 28.1 | 38.1 | 31.1 |
Don’t know | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Cause health problems | ||||||
Yes, serious | 12.5 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 35.4 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
Yes, not serious | 28.8 | 37.1 | 36.2 | 24.6 | 11.6 | 13.5 |
No | 58.2 | 44.2 | 40.1 | 38.1 | 83.4 | 54.2 |
Don’t know | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Interfere with menstruation | ||||||
Yes | 40.5 | 78.0 | 66.5 | 48.9 | – | 30.3 |
No | 58.5 | 21.5 | 32.6 | 47.3 | – | 63.8 |
Don’t know | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.8 | – | 5.9 |
Cause unpleasant side effect | ||||||
Yes | 47.2 | 59.9 | 58.7 | 58.7 | 18.0 | 40.6 |
No | 52.4 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 39.7 | 81.2 | 56.5 |
Don’t know | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
Unsafe to use for a long time | ||||||
Yes, should take a break | 70.1 | 62.9 | 56.9 | 65.2 | 48.8 | – |
No, safe for long time | 29.5 | 36.7 | 42.7 | 33.3 | 49.6 | – |
Don’t know | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | – |
Cause infertility | ||||||
Yes, perhaps | 13.8 | 28.0 | 21.8 | 18.9 | – | – |
No | 85.6 | 71.6 | 77.4 | 79.2 | – | – |
Don’t know | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | – | – |
FP use among friends, relatives | ||||||
Most | 20.2 | 63.5 | 38.2 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 1.7 |
About half | 7.1 | 9.9 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Few | 52.2 | 21.1 | 39.3 | 49.4 | 28.2 | 32.5 |
None | 19.7 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 40.9 | 54.8 | 64.5 |
Don’t know | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
Experiences of friends, relatives (1) | ||||||
Satisfactory | 55.1 | 60.2 | 59 | 50.7 | 70.6 | 71.1 |
Unsatisfactory | 24.3 | 14.8 | 19.2 | 30.1 | 15.2 | 20.5 |
Mixed/Don’t know | 20.6 | 25 | 21.9 | 19.2 | 14.3 | 8.3 |
Husband’s approval | ||||||
Approve | 63.6 | 77.4 | 62.6 | 30.6 | 29.4 | 14.0 |
Disapprove | 35.9 | 22.1 | 36.5 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 84.9 |
Don’t know | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Mean net positive score (2) | 20.3 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 0.9 | 31.2 | 5.5 |
Mean % of don’t know (3) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
TOTAL (N) | 2787 | 2808 | 2789 | 2664 | 2792 | 2423 |