Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Control N = 289, %(n) | Intervention N = 289, %(n) | All participants N = 578, %(n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | |||
mean (sd) | 21.4 (1.77) | 21.2 (1.75) | 21.3 (1.76) |
18–19 | 25.9 (75) | 32.5 (94) | 29.2 (169) |
20–24 | 74.0. (214) | 67.5 (195) | 70.8 (409) |
Marital status | |||
married | 40.5 (117) | 38.8 (112) | 39.6 (229) |
not-married | 59.5 (172) | 61.3 (177) | 60.4 (349) |
Number of children | |||
0 | 72.3 (209) | 79.6 (230) | 75 (439) |
1 | 16.3 (47) | 10.7 (31) | 13.5 (78) |
2 or more | 11.4 (33) | 9.7 (28) | 10.6 (61) |
Residence | |||
city | 46.7 (135) | 47.8 (138) | 47.2 (273) |
village | 48.1 (139) | 46.7 (135) | 47.4 (274) |
camp | 4.2 (12) | 4.8 (14) | 4.5 (26) |
Bedouin community | 1 (3) | 0.7 (2) | 0.9 (5) |
Occupation | |||
schoola | 1.7 (5) | 0.4 (1) | 1.0 (6) |
university | 48.4 (140) | 52.6 (152) | 44.6 (258) |
working | 5.2 (15) | 3.5 (10) | 4.3 (25) |
training | 14.9 (43) | 15.9 (46) | 15.2 (88) |
parent | 22.5 (65) | 20.1 (58) | 20.6 (119) |
not working | 5.9 (17) | 6.6 (19) | 6.2 (36) |
university and working | 0.4 (1) | 0.4 (1) | 0.4 (2) |
university and parent | 0.7 (2) | – | 0.4 (2) |
school and parent | 0.4 (1) | 0.4 (1) | 0.4 (2) |
working, training and parent | – | 0.4 (1) | 0.2 (1) |
Highest level of education completed | |||
primary | 0.7 (2) | 0.7 (2) | 0.7 (4) |
secondary | 22.8 (66) | 21.1 (61) | 22 (127) |
university | 66.1 (191) | 66.4 (192) | 66.3 (383) |
technical | 10.4 (30) | 11.8 (34) | 11.1 (64) |
Current pregnancy intention (“Do you want a pregnancy now?”) | |||
yes | 16.3 (47) | 20.1 (58) | 18.2 (105) |
no | 25.6 (74) | 24.6 (71) | 25.1 (145) |
unsure | 4.2 (12) | 1.4 (4) | 2.8 (16) |
not marriedb | 53 (156) | 53 (156) | 53 (312) |
Baseline method | |||
none | 39.5 (114) | 41.5 (120) | 40.5 (234) |
male condom | 0.7 (2) | 0.7 (2) | 0.7 (4) |
not marriedb | 53.6 (155) | 54.3 (157) | 53 (312) |
calendar | 1.0 (3) | 0.4 (1) | 0.7 (4) |
LAM | 3.1 (9) | 1.4 (4) | 2.3 (13) |
withdrawal | 2.1 (6) | 1.4 (4) | 1.7 (10) |
other | – | 0.4 (1) | 0.2 (1) |
At least one effective method is acceptable | |||
yes | 10.4 (30) | 5.9 (17) | 8.1 (47) |
no | 89.6 (259) | 94.1 (272) | 91.9 (531) |
Pill acceptability | |||
yes | 3.8 (11) | 3.1 (9) | 3.5 (20) |
no | 96.2 (278) | 96.9 (280) | 96.5 (558) |
IUD acceptability | |||
yes | 4.5 (13) | 1.7 (5) | 3.1 (18) |
no | 95.5 (276) | 98.3 (284) | 96.9 (560) |
Injection acceptability | |||
yes | 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (8) |
no | 98.6 (285) | 98.6 (285) | 98.6 (570) |
Implant acceptability | |||
yes | 3.1 (9) | 1.7 (5) | 2.4 (14) |
no | 96.9 (280) | 98.3 (284) | 97.6 (564) |
Patch acceptability | |||
yes | 0.7 (2) | 0.4 (1) | 0.5 (3) |
no | 99.3 (287) | 99.7 (288) | 99.5 (575) |