Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of potential contraceptive microneedle patch users in India and Nigeria
India (N = 496) | Nigeria Sample 1 (N = 530) | Nigeria Sample 2 (N = 416) | |
|---|---|---|---|
% | |||
Age (mean, SD) | 33.0 (7.3) | 28.8 (7.5) | 29.3 (7.7) |
Current contraceptive status | |||
Sterilized, has used FP | 5.2 | – | 0.2 |
Sterilized, never used FP | 27.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
IUD | 13.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
Implant | – | 2.8 | 4.8 |
Injectable | 0.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Pill | 4.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
Condoms | 17.9 | 20.8 | 14.9 |
EC | – | 3.4 | 6.7 |
Traditional method | 1.4 | 20.8 | 9.1 |
Non-user, has used FP | 8.1 | 12.1 | 11.5 |
Non-user, never used FP | 21.8 | 31.1 | 41.1 |
Level of education | |||
No education | 14.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Some primary | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Completed primary | 13.7 | 6.8 | 4.6 |
Some secondary | 11.9 | 5.8 | 7.5 |
Completed secondary | 19.2 | 26.0 | 24.3 |
Higher | 33.5 | 59.4 | 62.7 |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 93.3 | ||
Christian | 0.8 | 68.7 | 68.5 |
Muslim | 5.8 | 31.3 | 31.3 |
Number of children (mean, SD) | 2.5 (1.1) | 1.3 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.6) |
Desire for more children | |||
Want more | 12.9 | 76.0 | 75.5 |
Do not want any more | 79.2 | 16.8 | 18.3 |
Undecided | 4.8 | 0.1 | 6.3 |