Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of married women of reproductive age who had an IUD inserted between March and September 2011 by intervention model (Suraj vs. community midwives (CMW))
Indicators | Suraj intervention | CMW intervention | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 824 (%) | n = 339 (%) | ||
Province | |||
Punjab | 272 (33.0) | 339 (100) | – |
Sindh | 270 (32.8) | – | – |
Khyber Pakhtoonkhwah | 282 (34.2) | – | – |
Age of women, years | |||
15–25 | 232 (28.2) | 71 (20.9) | <0.05 |
26–35 | 517 (62.7) | 209 (61.7) | 0.73 |
> 35 | 75 (9.1) | 59 (17.4) | <0.05 |
Mean ± SD | 28.9 (4.9) | 31.0 (5.8) | <0.05 |
Women education level | |||
Illiterate | 428 (51.9) | 212 (62.5) | <0.001 |
Primary (1–5 years) | 213 (25.8) | 87 (25.7) | 0.94 |
Secondary (6–10 years) | 124 (15.0) | 23 (6.8) | <0.001 |
Post-secondary | 59 (7.2) | 17 (5.0) | 0.18 |
Monthly family income (PKR) | |||
≤ 3,000 | 106 (12.9) | 51 (15.0) | 0.32 |
3,001–6,000 | 331 (40.2) | 130 (38.3) | 0.56 |
6,001–9,000 | 212 (25.7) | 67 (19.8) | <0.05 |
> 9,000 | 175 (21.2) | 91 (26.8) | <0.05 |
Mean ± SD | 7,493 (5,364) | 8,375 (7,547) | <0.05 |
Number of living childrena | |||
1–2 | 87 (14.5) | 45 (16.1) | 0.58 |
3–4 | 314 (52.2) | 114 (40.7) | <0.001 |
5+ | 200 (33.3) | 121 (36.4) | <0.01 |
Mean ± (SD) | 4.2 (1.8) | 4.5 (2.0) | <0.05 |
Age of last child, years | |||
Up to 1 | 286 (37.4) | 177 (53.3) | <0.001 |
1–2 | 242 (31.6) | 75 (22.6) | <0.05 |
> 2 | 237 (31.0) | 80 (24.1) | 0.07 |
Type of clients | |||
Voucher | 582 (70.6) | –– | – |
Referral | 242 (29.4) | 339 (100) | – |