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Table 2 Knowledge of contraceptive methods

From: Maternal health care visits as predictors of contraceptive use among childbearing women in a medically underserved state in Nigeria

Types of contraceptives

All (N = 411)

Residence

p value

Urban (N = 202)

Rural (N = 209)

Male sterilisation

211 (51.3)

123 (60.9)

88 (42.1)

< 0.001

Female sterilisation

311 (75.7)

175 (86.6)

136 (65.1)

< 0.001

IUD

232 (56.4)

128 (63.4)

104 (49.8)

< 0.05

Injectable

317 (85.7)

181 (89.6)

136 (65.1)

< 0.001

Implants

311 (75.7)

175 (86.6)

136 (65.1)

< 0.001

Oral pills

328 (79.8)

189 (93.6)

139 (66.5)

< 0.001

Male condom

342 (83.2)

192 (95.0)

150 (71.8)

< 0.001

Female condom

294 (71.5)

176 87.1)

118 (56.5)

< 0.001

Emergency contraception

196 (47.7)

115 (56.9)

81 (38.8)

< 0.001

Standard day method

242 (58.9)

151 (74.8)

91 (43.5)

< 0.001

Lactation amenorrhea

130 (31.6)

98 (48.5)

32 (15.3)

< 0.001

Rhythm method

155 (37.7)

123 (60.9)

32 (15.3)

< 0.001

Withdrawal method

236 (57.4)

161 (79.7)

75 (35.9)

< 0.001

Folks methods

73 (17.8)

54 (26.7)

10 (4.8)

< 0.001

  1. Note: Folks’ methods include cooked leaf/alcohol, ring from Malam, potash, local beads made by herbalist, Coke, Schweppes, Sprite, soap, vaginal cream, after sex douching, and Andrew liver salt and salt and water