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Table 2 Family planning intent, use at one-year, and exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum by type of ANC attendance

From: Increasing postpartum family planning uptake through group antenatal care: a longitudinal prospective cohort design

Intent to Use Family Planning Immediately Postpartum (n = 168)*

Type of Antenatal Care

 
 

Individual n (%)

Group n (%)

p-value

No

52 (68.4)

34 (37.0%)

< 0.001

Yes

24 (31.6%)

58 (63.0%)

 

Using Family Planning One-Year Postpartum (n = 151)*

Individual

Group

p-value

 No

51 (81.0%)

36 (40.9%)

< 0.001

 Yes

12 (19%)

52 (59.1%)

 

  Modern

8 (66.7%)

46 (88.5%)

 

  Non-Modern

4 (33.3%)

6 (11.5%)

 

Exclusive Breastfeeding Longer than 6 Months (n = 158)*

Individual

Group

p-value

 No

32 (50%)

23 (24.5%)

0.001

 Yes

32 (50%)

71 (75.5%)

 
  1. *Missing data and “other” responses excluded from analysis