TABLE 4.

Community Respondent Perspectives on Patient-Provider Communication on Family Planning and Reproductive Health, South Sudan

No. (%)
AgreeDisagreeDo Not Know
1. Rose and her health care provider talk about using contraception.
 All (N=233)a148 (63.5)60 (25.8)25 (10.7)
 Female (n=129)86 (66.7)21 (16.3)22 (17.1)
 Male (n=104)62 (59.6)39 (37.5)3 (2.9)
 Urban (n=122)85 (69.7)28 (23.0)9 (7.4)
 Rural (n=111)63 (56.8)32 (28.8)16 (14.4)
2. Rose can initiate conversations about using contraception with her health care providers.
 All (N=233)145 (62.2)61 (26.2)27 (11.6)
 Female (n=129)84 (65.1)22 (17.1)23 (17.8)
 Male (n=104)61 (58.7)39 (37.5)4 (3.8)
 Urban (n=122)81 (66.4)30 (24.6)11 (9.0)
 Rural (n=111)64 (57.7)31 (27.9)16 (14.4)
3. Rose can ask her health care provider questions about using contraception.
 All (N=233)163 (70.0)40 (17.2)30 (12.9)
 Female (n=129)93 (72.1)15 (11.6)21 (16.3)
 Male (n=104)70 (67.3)25 (24.0)9 (8.7)
 Urban (n=122)93 (76.2)20 (16.4)9 (7.4)
 Rural (n=111)70 (63.1)20 (18.0)21 (18.9)
4. Rose can share her opinions about using contraception with her health care providers.
 All (N=233)163 (70.0)38 (16.3)32 (13.7)
 Female (n=129)90 (69.8)14 (10.9)25 (19.4)
 Male (n=104)73 (70.2)24 (23.1)7 (6.7)
 Urban (n=122)92 (75.4)19 (15.6)11 (9.0)
 Rural (n=111)71 (64.0)19 (17.1)21 (18.9)
5. When discussing contraception with her health care provider, she/he pays attention to what Rose has to say.
 All (N=233)180 (77.3)22 (9.4)31 (13.3)
 Female (n=129)97 (75.2)7 (5.4)25 (19.4)
 Male (n=104)83 (79.8)15 (14.4)6 (5.8)
 Urban (n=122)99 (81.1)12 (9.8)11 (9.0)
 Rural (n=111)81 (73.0)10 (9.0)20 (18.0)
  • a One female respondent did not answer the structured Likert questions. Total community and influencer respondents on the structured questions was 233.