Factors impacting knowledge and use of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods by postpartum HIV positive and negative women in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Use of contraception and most common reasons reported for method choice by type of contraceptive method currently using

	HIV Positive n = 265		HIV Negative n = 273		P-value*
	n	(%)	n	(%)
Currently using a family planning method					0.763
Yes	238	89.8%	243	89.0%
No	27	10.2%	30	11.0%
	n = 238		n = 243
Method currently used
IUD	0	0%	0	0%	N/A
Male Sterilization	0	0%	1	0.4%	N/A
Female Sterilization	17	7.1%	14	5.8%	0.537
Condoms†	13	5.5%	6	2.5%	0.105
Pills	2	0.8%	6	2.5%	0.285
2 monthly injectable	48	20.2%	59	24.3%	0.278
3 monthly injectable	167	70.2%	160	65.8%	0.309
	Hormonal methods (Injectables and Pills)
	HIV Positive n = 217		HIV Negative n = 225
Reason for hormonal method choice§
Method is convenient for me	110	50.7%	99	44%	0.159
Provider recommended the method	106	48.9%	133	59.1%	0.030
No side effects	18	8.3%	30	13.3%	0.089
Effective in preventing pregnancy	12	5.5%	25	11.1%	0.034
Partner approves of method	0	0%	1	0.5%	N/A
	Female sterilization
	HIV Positive n = 17		HIV Negative n = 14
Reason for female sterilization method choice§
Method is convenient for me	15	88.2%	10	71.4%	0.370
Effective in preventing pregnancy	7	41.2%	10	71.4%	0.149
Provider recommended the method	5	29.4%	2	14.3%	0.412
Partner approves of method	4	23.5%	4	28.6%	1.00
No side effects	0	0%	2	14.3%	0.196

*P-values for bi-variate comparisons using Chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test
†Includes use of male and female condoms
§Respondents could name more than one reason; this table presents the four most common reasons for each method group.

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