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Table 2 Awareness of FP methods in a trial that evaluated the effectiveness of enhanced FP education in Ugandan fishing communities

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of enhanced family planning education on knowledge and use of family planning in fishing communities of Lake Victoria in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

At Baseline

After 12 Months

Intervention arm N = 502 n (col %)

Control arm N = 502 n (col %)

p-value

Intervention arm N = 384 n (col %)

Control arm N = 383 n (col %)

p-value

Aware of FP method

 Yes

477 (95.0)

476 (94.8)

0.886

384 (100)

383 (100)

 Unable to list any FP method

25 (5.0)

26 (5.2)

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 Pills

365 (76.5

370 (77.7)

0.656

380 (99)

376 (98.2)

0.360

 Condom

249 (52.2)

247 (51.9)

0.924

371 (96.6)

362 (94.5)

0.158

 Injectable hormones

352 (73.8)

363 (76.3)

0.379

365 (95.3)

376 (97.9)

0.045

 Spermicide

9 (1.9)

14 (2.9)

0.289

105 (27.3)

70 (18.3)

0.003

 Periodic Abstinence

24 (5.0)

37 (7.8)

0.084

204 (53.1)

143 (37.3)

< 0.001

 Calendar

21 (4.4)

19 (4.0)

0.752

211 (54.9)

145 (37.9)

< 0.001

 IUD/Coil

233 (48.8)

227 (47.7)

0.721

339 (88.3)

320 (83.6)

0.060

 Breast-feeding/ Lactation Amenorrhea

15 (3.2)

15 (3.1)

0.995

243 (63.3)

196 (51.2)

0.001

 Tubal ligation

36 (7.6)

36 (7.6)

0.993

301 (78.4)

253 (66.1)

< 0.001

 Vasectomy

44 (9.2)

44 (9.3)

0.992

310 (80.7)

265 (69.2)

< 0.001

 Implants/Norplant

286 (60.0)

275 (57.8)

0.493

359 (93.5)

336 (87.7)

0.006

 Rhythm/Withdraw method

58 (12.2)

63 (13.2)

0.635

297 (77.3)

259 (67.6)

0.003

 Diaphragm

1 (0.2)

3 (0.6)

0.315

50 (13.0)

30 (7.8)

0.019

 Dermal Patch

0 (0)

0 (0%)

58 (15.1)

28 (7.3)

0.001

 Emergency Pill

11 (2.3)

15 (3.2)

0.423

224 (58.3)

120 (31.3)

< 0.001

 Moon beads

9 (1.9)

9 (1.9)

0.996

119 (31.0)

68 (17.8)

< 0.001

 Foam/Jelly

1 (0.2)

2 (0.4)

0.562

47 (12.2)

17 (4.4)

< 0.001