Table 5 Reported reasons for never having used family planning.

From: Risk factors and knowledge associated with high unintended pregnancy rates and low family planning use among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea

 

N

% women

Demand-side barriers

Insufficient knowledge about FP or how to access FP

120

55

Fear of side effects or interference with body processes

29

13

Personal objection or for religious reasons

28

13

Husband objects or prohibits FP

5

2

Stigma

5

2

Never attempted to access FP

3

1

Doesn’t want FP

5

2

Husband away

6

3

First pregnancy so never used previously

2

< 1

Wanted to get pregnant

20

9

Supply-side barriers

Healthcare facility refused to give

5

2

Poor supply

4

2

Inconvenient or difficult to access

6

3

Cost

1

< 1

Total number of responses from 220 women

239

 
  1. nb denominator for calculation of proportions is 220 women who reported that they had never used any method of family planning and who also provided at least one reason for non-use: participants could provide more than one reason.
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