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Table 4 Attitude about and Their Side Effects of Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods Mekelle town, 2011 (N = 440)

From: Factors associated with utilization of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods among married women of reproductive age in Mekelle town, Tigray region, north Ethiopia

  

Disagree

 

Not sure

 

Agree

 

S.N o

 

N o

%

N o

%

N o

%

 

Attitude about LAMPs

      

1

Using implant cause irregular bleeding

118

26.8

254

57.7

68

15.5

2

The insertion and removal implant is highly pain full

76

17.3

246

55.9

118

26.8

3

Insertion of Intra uterine contraceptive device cause to lose privacy

229

52.1

80

18.2

133

29.7

4

Using Intra uterine contraceptive device restrict normal activities

145

32.9

209

47.5

86

19.6

5

Operation for female sterilization is dangerous

68

15.4

231

50.2

151

34.4

 

Attitudes statements about side effects of LAMPs

      

6

For me irregular bleeding due to using implant is severe

95

21.6

218

49.5

127

28.9

7

For me insertion and removal of implant is highly pain full

91

20.7

203

46.1

146

33.1

8

For me loosing privacy during Intra uterine contraceptive device insertion is shame full

89

20.3

64

14.5

187

65.3

9

For me by using Intra uterine contraceptive device restricted from different work activity highly un acceptable

60

13.7

131

29.8

249

56.6

10

For me operation for female sterilization is unacceptable

84

19.1

184

41.8

172

39.1