How do changes in motivation to prevent pregnancy influence contraceptive continuation? Results from a longitudinal study with women who receive family planning services from Community Pharmacists and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors in Nigeria

Table 1 Respondent characteristics at enrollment, and experience of side effects and contraceptive continuation and at follow-up (n = 491)

	#	%
Age
16–24	68	13.9
25–34	231	47.0
35–49	192	39.1
Education
Did not complete secondary education	367	74.7
Completed secondary education or higher	124	25.3
Currently employed
Yes	355	72.3
No	136	27.7
Marital status
Not currently married	27	5.5
Currently married	464	94.5
Number of living children
None	17	3.5
1	53	10.8
2	92	18.7
3	138	28.1
4 +	191	38.9
Has used FP in the past
Yes	273	55.6
No	218	44.4
Motivation to avoid pregnancy
Remained highly motivated	324	66.0
Increase in motivation	73	14.9
Decrease in motivation	72	14.7
Remained motivated/low motivation	22	4.5
State of residence
Kaduna	49.7	49.7
Lagos	50.3	50.3
Experienced of side effects
Yes	163	33.2
No	307	62.5
No response	21	4.3
Continued to use a FP method
Yes	438	89.2
No	53	10.8

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