Table 5 Family planning pre-test and post-test responses

1. Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children

90

79 (87.8)

33

32 (97.0)

0.0461

2. Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children

87

52 (59.8)

33

20 (60.6)

0.9279

3. Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse

87

80 (92.0)

33

32 (97.0)

0.2377

4. Women can have an injection by a health provider that stops them from becoming pregnant for one or more months

85

80 (94.1)

33

33 (100)

–

5. Women can have one or more small rods placed in their upper arms by a doctor or nurse that can prevent pregnancy for one or more years

85

75 (88.2)

33

28 (84.8)

0.5979

6. Women can take a pill every day to avoid becoming pregnant

84

82 (97.6)

33

29 (87.9)

0.0999

7. Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse

84

70 (83.3)

32

30 (93.8)

0.0836

8. Women can place a sheath in their vagina before sexual intercourse

84

76 (90.5)

32

31 (96.9)

0.0783

9. To avoid pregnancy, women do not have sexual intercourse on the days of the month they think they can get pregnant

84

56 (66.7)

32

27 (84.4)

0.0367

10. Men can be careful and pull out before climax

83

77 (92.8)

31

28 (90.3)

0.6933

11. As an emergency measure, within 5 days after they have unprotected sexual intercourse, women can take special pills to prevent pregnancy

83

69 (83.1)

31

30 (96.8)

0.0106

Total responses and % correct^a

936

796 (85)

356

320 (89.9)

0.0233