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Table 2 Knowledge of family planning among 316 young men aged 17-22 years in rural central India, 2005

From: Assessing young unmarried men's access to reproductive health information and services in rural India

Description

N (%)

Had heard of methods for delaying or stopping pregnancies (Yes)

308 (97.5)

Family planning methods heard of by respondent*

 

Condoms

305 (99.0)

Oral contraceptive pills

261 (84.7)

Intra Uterine Device (IUD)

59 (19.2)

Injectable contraceptive

30 (9.7)

Female sterilization

23 (7.5)

Male sterilization

15 (4.9)

Abstinence

2 (< 1.0)

Withdrawal method

1 (< 1.0)

Average number of modern methods cited

2.0

  1. * Percentage may exceed 100.0 due to multiple responses.