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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes

From: A randomized controlled trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone text message to increase the acceptability of effective contraception among young women in Palestine

 

Control

N = 235, % (n)

Intervention

N = 229, % (n)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

At least one effective method is acceptablea

17 (40)

31 (71)

2.34 (1.48–3.68); absolute risk difference = 14% (0.06–0.22)

< 0.001

Use of effective contraceptiona

8.5 (20)

8.7 (20)

1.42 (0.66–3.07)

0.37

Pill acceptabilityb

4.7 (11)

6.1 (14)

1.39 (0.61–3.16)

0.44

IUD acceptabilityb

6.4 (15)

14 (32)

2.76 (1.41–5.40)

0.003

Injection acceptabilityb

1.7 (4)

5.7 (13)

3.16 (0.99–10.08)

0.05

Implant acceptabilityb

5.5 (13)

11.8 (27)

2.46 (1.19–5.07)

0.02

Patch acceptabilityb

2.6 (6)

10 (23)

4.17 (1.63–10.64)

0.003

LARC acceptabilityb

11.9 (28)

23.1 (53)

2.49 (1.48–4.18)

0.001

Any effective contraceptive use during the 4 monthsa

8.1 (19)

10 (23)

1.95 (0.90–4.25)

0.09

Service uptakea (attended a service one or more times)

37 (87)

42.8 (98)

1.38 (0.94–2.04)

0.10

Unintended pregnancya

3.1 (9/289)

2.4 (7/289)

0.75 (0.27–2.10)

0.59

Induced abortiona

2.6 (6)

1.3 (3)

0.47 (0.11–1.95)

0.30

  1. IUD intrauterine device, LARC long-acting reversible contraception
  2. aAdjusted for pregnancy intention, age, number of children, education level and acceptability at baseline
  3. bAdjusted for pregnancy intention, age, number of children, education level and the corresponding method acceptability at baseline