Table 2 Family planning experience among study participants in Uganda (2019) and Malawi (2019)
Uganda | Malawi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adolescents n = 23 n (%) | Adults n = 27 n (%) | Total N = 50 n (%) | Adolescents n = 28 n (%) | Adults n = 32 n (%) | Total N = 60 n (%) | |
Used FP prior to being trained in DMPA-SC self-injection | 12 (52) | 25 (93) | 37 (74) | 22 (79) | 29 (91) | 51 (85) |
Previous use of DMPA | ||||||
DMPA-IM | 3 (13) | 18 (67) | 21 (42) | 18 (64) | 28 (88) | 46 (77) |
Health worker administered DMPA-SC | 2 (9) | 5 (19) | 7 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Other FP use prior to self-injection traininga, b | ||||||
No method | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Oral contraceptives | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Implant | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Intrauterine device (IUD) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Condoms | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Other methods (withdrawal, standard days methods, lactational amenorrhea, other traditional) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Trained to self-inject by: | ||||||
Community health worker | 20 (87) | 14 (52) | 34 (68) | 23 (82) | 26 (81) | 49 (82) |
Clinic-based provider | 3 (13) | 13 (48) | 16 (32) | 5 (18) | 6 (19) | 11 (18) |
Has used DMPA-SC covertly | 19 (83) | 10 (37) | 29 (58) | 2 (7) | 4 (13) | 6 (10) |