| Accepted PPIUD (n = 300) | Rejected PPIUD (n = 428) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | |||
| <25, No. (%) | 50 (16.7) | 112 (26.2) | |
| ≥25, No. (%) | 250 (83.3) | 316 (73.8) | .002 |
| Median (IQR) | 29 (26, 34) | 28 (24, 32) | <.001 |
| Educational level, No. (%) | |||
| None/primary | 99 (33.0) | 59 (13.8) | |
| Secondary | 113 (37.7) | 183 (42.8) | |
| Tertiary | 88 (29.3) | 186 (43.5) | <.001 |
| Marital status, No. (%) | |||
| Single | 22 (7.3) | 7 (1.6) | |
| Married | 278 (92.7) | 421 (98.4) | <.001 |
| Parity | |||
| 0–1, No. (%) | 8 (2.7) | 101 (23.6) | |
| 2–3, No. (%) | 70 (23.3) | 199 (46.5) | |
| 4–5, No. (%) | 149 (49.7) | 98 (22.9) | |
| ≥6, No. (%) | 73 (24.3) | 30 (7.0) | <.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 4 (3, 5) | 3 (2, 4) | <.001 |
| No. of living children | |||
| 0–1, No. (%) | 9 (3.0) | 102 (30.2) | |
| 2–3, No. (%) | 106 (35.3) | 172 (50.9) | |
| 4–5, No. (%) | 151 (50.3) | 58 (17.2) | |
| ≥6, No. (%) | 34 (11.3) | 6 (1.8) | <.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 4 (3, 5) | 2 (1, 3) | <.001 |
| Previous use of contraception, No. (%) | |||
| No | 219 (73.0) | 250 (58.4) | |
| Yes | 81 (27.0) | 178 (41.6) | <.001 |
| Insertion technique, No. (%) | |||
| Manual | 77 (25.7) | NA | |
| Forceps | 223 (74.3) | NA | |
| PPIUD expelled, No. (%) | |||
| No | 275 (91.7) | NA | |
| Yes | 25 (8.3) | NA |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable; PPIUD, postpartum intrauterine device.
P value derived from chi-square test for categorical variables and from Wilcoxon's rank-sum test for continuous variables.