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Table 3 Process 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)

Proportional ORa

(95% CI), p value

Knowledge of effective contraception

Mean = 2.13 (sd = 1.42)

Mean = 2.63 (sd = 1.66)

0.50 b (0.22–0.78), 0.001

My friends would use the pill, IUD, injection or implant if they wanted to prevent pregnancy

 strongly disagree

0.9 (2)

0.4 (1)

1.46 (1.00–2.13), 0.05

 disagree

9.4 (22)

5.7 (13)

 not sure

21.7 (51)

17 (39)

 agree

62.1 (146)

70.7 (162)

 strongly agree

6 (14)

6.1 (14)

My friends would talk to their husband about contraception if they wanted to prevent a pregnancy

 strongly disagree

–

–

0.92 (0.63–1.34), 0.66

 disagree

2.6 (6)

2.6 (6)

 not sure

18.3 (43)

19.7 (45)

 agree

66.4 (156)

65.9 (151)

 strongly agree

12.8 (30)

11.8 (27)

If you wanted to use the pill, IUD, injection or implant, how easy would it be for you to use it?

 very difficult

0.9 (2)

1.3 (3)

1.26 (0.89–1.78), 0.19

 difficult

9.8 (23)

8.7 (20)

 not sure

48.9 (115)

41.1 (94)

 easy

35.3 (83)

46.3 (106)

 very easy

5.1 (12)

2.6 (6)

If you wanted to talk to your husband about contraception, how easy would it be for you to talk to him?

 very difficult

1.3 (3)

1.8 (4)

0.83 (0.59–1.17), 0.29

 difficult

7.2 (17)

9.6 (22)

 not sure

17.9 (42)

17.5 (40)

 easy

51.5 (121)

52.8 (121)

 very easy

22.1 (52)

18.3 (42)

If you wanted to use the pill, IUD, injection or implant, how certain are you that you could use it?

 very certain I could not

1.3 (3)

0.9 (2)

1.19 (0.84–1.68), 0.33

 certain I could not

4.7 (11)

4.4 (10)

 not sure

43.4 (102)

39.7 (91)

 certain I could

43.8 (103)

47.2 (108)

 very certain I could

6.8 (16)

7.9 (18)

If you wanted to talk to your husband about contraception, how certain are you that you could talk to him?

 very certain I could not

–

–

1.05 (0.73–1.50), 0.80

 certain I could not

2.6 (6)

3.5 (8)

 not sure

18.7 (44)

11.8 (27)

 certain I could

53.6 (126)

63.3 (145)

 very certain I could

25.1 (59)

21.4 (49)

I intend to use the pill, IUD, injection, implant or patch

 strongly disagree

2.1 (5)

2.6 (6)

1.85 (1.29–2.65), 0.001

 disagree

13.6 (32)

4.4 (10)

 not sure

24.7 (58)

18.3 (42)

 agree

51.1 (120)

63.8 (146)

 strongly agree

8.5 (20)

10.9 (25)

Number of messages read

 all

 

62.9 (144)

 

 most

21.8 (50)

 some

11.4 (26)

 none

3.9 (9)

Proportion of intervention participants that stopped the intervention

 

3.9 (9)

 
  1. IUD intrauterine device
  2. aEstimated from ordered logistic regression
  3. bMean difference