Knowledge of safety of contraceptive methods
| Method | Safe in the immediate postnatal period? | Safe when breastfeeding? | ||||||
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Yes | No | Don’t know | |||
| N | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | N | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| LARC | ||||||||
| IUD | 271 | 24 (65) | 30 (80) | 46 (126) | 270 | 36 (97) | 6 (17) | 58 (156) |
| IUS | 270 | 20 (54) | 23 (63) | 57 (153) | 270 | 20 (55) | 13 (34) | 67 (181) |
| Implant | 271 | 33 (91) | 14 (37) | 53 (143) | 270 | 22 (59) | 15 (41) | 63 (170) |
| Injection | 271 | 31 (84) | 15 (40) | 54 (147) | 270 | 15 (40) | 19 (51) | 66 (179) |
| Oral | ||||||||
| All pills | 271 | 22 (59) | 32 (87) | 46 (125) | 270 | 12 (32) | 35 (94) | 53 (144) |
| Some pills | 271 | 49 (132) | 12 (32) | 39 (107) | 270 | 43 (116) | 9 (24) | 48 (130) |
| Oral EC | 271 | 28 (75) | 22 (60) | 50 (136) | 269 | 13 (34) | 26 (70) | 61 (165) |
Where N is less than 272, there are missing data where no response was recorded.
EC, emergency contraception; IUD, intrauterine device; IUS, intrauterine system; LARC, long-acting 5reversible contraception.