Table 6 Sociodemographic characteristics of hormonal contraceptive and IUD users by follow-up status
Variables | Followed-up sample | Lost-to-follow-up sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 560 | N = 233 | |||||
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||
LL | UL | LL | UL | |||
Age | ||||||
15–24 | 27.0 | 22.3 | 32.4 | 41.6 | 33.1 | 50.7 |
25–34 | 43.7 | 38.8 | 48.7 | 39.5 | 30.7 | 49.1 |
35+ | 29.3 | 25.1 | 33.9 | 18.8 | 13.3 | 25.9 |
Mean (in years) | 30.3 | 29.5 | 31.2 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 28.3 |
Married or in-union | 86.8 | 82.1 | 90.4 | 73.2 | 62.9 | 81.4 |
Urban | 16.7 | 10.1 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 17.1 | 40.7 |
Parity | ||||||
0–1 | 13.9 | 10.1 | 18.0 | 32.0 | 23.1 | 42.4 |
2–3 | 33.4 | 27.8 | 39.4 | 33.6 | 25.8 | 42.3 |
4+ | 52.7 | 45.6 | 59.8 | 34.4 | 25.8 | 44.2 |
Education | ||||||
None | 7.2 | 4.6 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 15.2 |
Primary | 57.2 | 50.5 | 63.5 | 56.8 | 46.2 | 66.8 |
Secondary+ | 35.7 | 29.1 | 42.8 | 34.7 | 24.7 | 46.3 |
Wealth | ||||||
Lowest 40% | 34.7 | 28.2 | 41.8 | 32.1 | 23.8 | 41.6 |
Highest 60% | 65.3 | 58.3 | 71.7 | 67.9 | 58.4 | 76.2 |
Fertility desires | ||||||
Want in 1–2 years | 12.2 | 9.1 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 24.1 |
Want in 2+ years | 42.6 | 36.8 | 48.6 | 50.7 | 42.8 | 58.5 |
Do not want anymore | 45.2 | 39.5 | 51.1 | 32.0 | 24.8 | 40.2 |
Using < 12 months | 51.4 | 45.8 | 56.9 | 63.2 | 55.2 | 70.6 |
Method | ||||||
Implant | 31.9 | 26.8 | 37.4 | 35.3 | 26.8 | 44.7 |
IUD | 4.6 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
Injectable | 56.8 | 50.6 | 62.8 | 53.2 | 44.7 | 61.6 |
Pill | 6.8 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 17.5 |
Number of side effects | ||||||
None | 77.2 | 72.1 | 81.7 | 73.5 | 65.1 | 80.6 |
1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 10.8 |
2 or more | 18.0 | 13.8 | 23.0 | 21.2 | 14.2 | 30.4 |
Specific side effect | ||||||
Less bleeding | 9.3 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 19.4 |
More bleeding | 5.6 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 9.7 |
Irregular bleeding | 7.3 | 4.4 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 12.9 |
Changes to sexual experience | 5.4 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 13.8 |
Physical discomfort | 13.1 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 15.4 | 10.5 | 22.0 |