TABLE 1 Demographic Characteristics, Contraceptive Choices, and HIV Testing of Continuing and New Family Planning Clients (N = 710)
Continuing Users (n = 455)
No. (%)
New Users (n = 255)
No. (%)
Marital status
 Married435 (95.6)233 (91.4)
 Not married20 (4.4)22 (8.6)
Sex
 Male124 (27.3)71 (27.8)
 Female331 (72.7)184 (72.2)
Age, years
 15–1937 (8.1)26 (10.2)
 20–29169 (37.1)106 (41.6)
 30–39182 (40.0)79 (31.0)
 ≥4067 (14.7)44 (17.3)
Type of contraceptive method useda
 Male condoms158 (34.7)88 (34.5)
 Pills (COCs or POPs)173 (38.0)61 (23.9)
 Medium- or long-acting methods (DMPA injectables, implants, IUD)57 (12.5)54 (21.2)
 Female condoms60 (13.2)17 (6.7)
 Other (LAM, SDM, tubal ligation)7 (1.5)6 (2.4)
 No method chosenNA29 (11.3)
Recently tested for HIV
 Yes331 (72.8)149 (58.4)
 No124 (27.2)106 (41.6)
  • Abbreviations: COCs, combined oral contraceptives; DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; IUD, intrauterine device; LAM, lactational amenorrhea method; POPs, progestin-only pills; SDM, Standard Days Method.

  • a For continuing users, type of method used at the time of the first visit by the CHW; for new users, the type of method selected after counseling by the CHW.