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Table 5 Adjusted relative risk ratio (RRR) of perceptions of IUD side effects: excessive bleeding & painful menstruation 1

From: Knowledge and perceptions of the intrauterine device among family planning providers in Nepal: a cross-sectional analysis by cadre and sector

Variable

Excessive bleeding

Painful menstruation

Acceptable

Unacceptable

Acceptable

Unacceptable

RRR

RRR

RRR

RRR

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

n = 121

n = 118

n = 139

n = 68

Cadre

   

 Provider is Nurse

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Provider is ANM

1.027

1.468

0.615

1.151

(0.52 to 2.02)

(0.72 to 3.02)

(0.32 to 1.18)

(0.47 to 2.80)

Sector

   

 Provider works at MSS facility

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Provider works in public sector

1.432

2.052**

0.991

2.127**

(0.77 to 2.66)

(1.10 to 3.82)

(0.54 to 1.82)

(1.04 to 4.37)

 Provider works in private non-franchise

1.966

2.138

0.565

0.925

(0.83 to 4.68)

(0.87 to 5.27)

(0.75 to 1.26)

(0.33 to 2.56)

Facility characteristics

   

 # of FP methods facility offers

  

1.246**

0.937

  

(1.04 to 1.50)

(0.76 to 1.16)

 # of FP patients/week

0.987***

0.979***

0.998

0.983

(0.97 to 1.00)

(0.96 to 0.99)

(0.99 to 1.00)

(0.97 to 1.00)

 Facility located in hill region

  

0.554**

0.988

(0.33 to 0.94)

(0.53 to 1.84)

  1. 1As compared to not reporting the side effect at all. Statistical significance is indicated by **p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.001.