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Table 1 Characteristics of Women Included in the Family Planning Integration Study Sample—Kigoma Region, Tanzania, April to July 2016 (n = 1505)

From: Client and provider factors associated with integration of family planning services among maternal and reproductive health clients in Kigoma Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study, April–July 2016

 

Women, n (%)

95% CI

Age in years

 15–19

214 (14.2)

12.5–16.0

 20–29

750 (49.8)

47.3–52.4

 30–39

427 (28.4)

26.1–30.7

 40–49

93 (6.2)

5.0–7.4

 Don’t know

21 (1.4)

0.8–2.0

Delivery care was primary service sought

 Yes

935 (62.1)

59.7–64.6

 No

570 (37.9)

35.5–40.4

Well-baby care was primary service sought

 Yes

272 (18.1)

20.5–24.8

 No

1233 (81.9)

79.9–83.8

Pregnancy loss (PL) care was primary service sought

  

 Yes

229 (15.2)

13.4–17.0

 No

1276 (84.8)

82.9–86.5

Other routine services (postnatal care, HIV testing and management, STI, other) was primary service sought

 Yes

69 (4.6)

3.5–5.6

 No

1436 (95.4)

94.2–96.4

Facility type

 Hospital

421 (28.0)

25.7–30.2

 Health center

736 (48.9)

46.4–51.4

 Dispensary

348 (23.1)

21.0–25.3

Highest education attended

 No education

325 (21.6)

19.5–23.7

 Primary

990 (65.8)

63.4–68.2

 Secondary or higher

190 (12.6)

10.9–14.3

Literacy

 Can read and write

1070 (71.1)

68.8–73.4

 Cannot read or write

360 (23.9)

21.7–26.1

 Can either read or write, but not both

64 (4.3)

3.2–5.3

 Missing or refused

11 (0.7)

0.3–1.2

Wealth

 Low wealth

478 (31.8)

29.4–34.1

 Middle wealth

514 (34.2)

31.8–36.6

 High wealth

513 (34.1)

31.7–36.5

Number of live births

 None

43 (2.9)

2.0–3.7

 1 to 2

662 (44.0)

41.5–46.5

 3 to 5

504 (33.5)

31.1–35.9

 6+

293 (19.5)

17.5–21.5

 Missing

3 (0.2)

0.0–0.4

Number of prior pregnancies

 0 to 3

832 (55.3)

52.8–57.8

 4+

673 (44.7)

42.2–47.2

Marital status

 In a union

1361 (90.4)

88.8–91.8

 Not in a union

144 (9.6)

8.2–11.2

Has had FP discussion with partner

 Yes

894 (59.4)

56.9–61.9

 No or don’t know

603 (40.1)

37.6–42.5

 Missing

8 (0.5)

0.2–0.9

Able to make own FP decisions

 Yes

270 (17.9)

16.0–19.9

 No or don’t know

1231 (81.8)

79.8–83.7

 Missing

4 (0.3)

0.0–0.5

Received FP information during non-FP visit

 Yes

778 (51.7)

49.2–54.2

 No

727 (48.3)

45.8–50.8

Number of FP methods information was received about during non-FP visit

 0 or 1 FP method

798 (53.0)

50.5–55.5

 2 or more FP methods

707 (47.0)

44.5–49.5

  Modern FP methods information received about among women who reported receiving information about 1 or more methods (n = 778)a

  Injection

623 (80.1)

77.1–82.7

  Implant

612 (78.7)

75.6–81.4

  Intrauterine device

549 (70.6)

67.3–73.7

  Pills

528 (67.9)

64.5–71.1

  Male condom

262 (33.7)

30.4–37.1

  Female condom

117 (15.0)

12.7–17.7

  Tubal ligation

100 (12.9)

10.7–15.4

  Vasectomy

28 (3.6)

2.5–5.2

  Emergency Contraception

25 (3.2)

2.2–4.7

Number of sources FP information was received from during non-FP visit

 0 or 1 source of FP information

1349 (89.6)

88.0–91.1

 2 or more sources of FP information

155 (10.3)

8.9–11.9

 Missing

1 (0.1)

0.0–0.5

  Sources that FP information received from among women who reported receiving information from 1 or more sources (n = 777)a

  Provider spoke to client

766 (98.5)

97.3–99.1

  FP educational talk

89 (11.3)

9.3–13.8

  FP educational flyer

67 (8.6)

6.8–10.8

  Client asked provider

50 (6.3)

4.8–8.3

  FP educational video

10 (1.3)

0.7–2.4

Received modern FP method during non-FP visit

 No

1378 (91.6)

90.0–92.9

 Yes

127 (8.4)

7.1–10.0

  Modern FP method received among women who reported receiving a modern method (n = 127)a

  Injection

43 (33.9)

26.1–42.6

  Implant

39 (30.7)

23.2–39.4

  Male condom

18 (14.2)

9.1–21.5

  Intrauterine device

14 (11.0)

6.6–17.9

  Pill

9 (7.1)

3.7–13.2

  Tubal ligation

3 (2.4)

0.8–7.2

  Female condom

1 (0.8)

0.1–5.5

Heard FP messages from any source in last 3 months

 Yes

555 (36.9)

34.4–39.3

 No or don’t know

950 (63.1)

60.7–65.6

Desired timing of future childbearing

 1–2 years

287 (19.1)

17.8–21.1

 More than 2 years

852 (56.6)

54.1–59.1

 Does not want

288 (19.1)

17.1–21.1

 Don’t know or refused

78 (5.2)

4.1–6.3

Frequency of attendance at religious services

 Attends at least weekly

1291 (85.8)

84.0–87.5

 Attends less often than weekly

214 (14.2)

12.5–16.0

  1. aDenotes sum greater than 100% due to multiple methods/sources reported by some clients