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Table 4 Results for discrete choice experiment on contraceptive use

From: Contraceptive preferences and use among auto artisanal workers in the informal sector of Kumasi, Ghana: a discrete choice experiment

Attribute

Parameter

95% confidence interval

Mean1

Std. dev2

Price3

1.86

1.36

1.65 to 2.06

Interruption in act 4

-4.26

6.19

-5.19 to -3.34

Prevents STI’s Only5

-11.65

1.29

-11.84 to -11.46

Prevents Pregnancy only

-15.13

7.14

-16.2 to -14.07

Serious allergic reaction6

3.29

1.01

3.14 to 3.44

Minimal allergic reaction

13.93

7.55

12.8 to 15.05

No effect on BP

12.71

7.29

11.62 to 13.79

Reversible7

21.74

10.49

20.17 to 23.3

Colour coded8

1.8

0.62

1.71 to 1.89

Colourless

-0.35

2.38

-0.70 to 0.01

Privacy in acquiring9

1.19

1.35

0.98 to 1.39

  1. 1This represents the mean utility of each attribute conditional on other attributes in a choice set.
  2. 2Reflects the degree of heterogeneity among respondents in the utility of a given attribute.
  3. 3Continuous variable.
  4. 4Compared with no interruption with sexual activity.
  5. 5Compared with prevents both STI’s and Pregnancy.
  6. 6Compared with effect on BP.
  7. 7Compared with Irreversible.
  8. 8Compared with handy.
  9. 9Compared with no privacy in acquiring.