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Table 2 Awareness, use and sources of family planning information and services

From: Perceptions, attitude and use of family planning services in post conflict Gulu district, northern Uganda

Variables

Sex

Total

Males

Females

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Use of FP methods

      

Current use of contraceptive

50

42.7

182

47.5

232

46.4

Ever used contraceptive

90

76.9

273

71.3

363

72.6

Discuss contraceptive use with spouse

95

81.2

290

75.7

375

77.0

Decision to use FP

      

Both

48

71.6

142

71.0

190

71.1

Self

15

22.4

38

19.0

53

19.9

Spouse

4

6.0

20

10.0

24

9.0

Awareness of contraceptive methods a

      

Male condoms

84

71.8

117

30.5

201

40.2

Female condoms

8

6.8

37

9.7

45

9.0

IUD

36

9.4

187

48.8

223

44.6

Oral pills

71

60.7

288

75.2

359

71.8

Implants

61

52.1

276

72.1

337

67.4

Vasectomy

16

13.7

35

9.1

51

10.2

Tubal legation

12

10.3

75

19.6

87

17.5

Injectable

16

13.7

41

10.7

57

11.4

Sources of FP information a

      

Government facility

86

73.5

302

79.1

387

77.4

Media

44

37.6

96

25.1

140

28.0

Peers/colleagues

11

9.4

50

13.1

61

12.2

Private health facility

14

12.0

33

13.1

47

9.4

Family planning outreach

14

12.0

31

8.6

45

9.0

Pharmacy/drug shop

4

3.4

4

8.1

12

2.4

Community based distributor

3

2.6

6

1.6

9

1.8

Sources of FP services a

      

Government/public facility

98

83.3

373

97.4

471

94.2

Private facility

23

19.6

74

19.3

97

19.4

Family planning outreach

6

5.1

12

3.1

18

3.6

Peer/colleagues

1

0.9

13

3.4

14

2.8

Pharmacy/drug shop

7

6.0

4

1.0

11

2.2

Community based distributor

0

0.0

3

0.8

3

0.6

  1. IUD intrauterine contraceptive device, FP family planning,
  2. a Multiple responses were provided