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Table 6 Adjusted relative risk ratio (RRR) of perceptions of IUD side effects: cramping & spotting 1

From: Knowledge and perceptions of the intrauterine device among family planning providers in Nepal: a cross-sectional analysis by cadre and sector

Variable

Cramping

Spotting

 

Acceptable

Unacceptable

Acceptable

Unacceptable

 

RRR

RRR

RRR

RRR

 

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

 

n = 174

n = 78

n = 187

n = 108

Cadre

 Provider is nurse

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Provider is ANM

1.175

1.703

0.480

0.693

(0.61 to 2.27)

(0.69 to 4.18)

(0.20 to 1.18)

(0.25 to 1.91)

Sector

 Provider works at MSS facility

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Provider works in public sector

0.663

1.374

0.908

1.079

(0.35 to 1.25)

(0.66 to 2.86)

(0.43 to 1.94)

(0.48 to 2.42)

 Provider works in private non-franchise

0.304***

0.410

0.403**

0.290**

(0.14 to 0.68)

(0.14 to 1.22)

(0.17 to 0.97)

(0.10 to 0.82)

Facility characteristics

 # of FP methods facility offers

1.142

0.747**

1.017

0.781

(0.94 to 1.39)

(0.59 to 0.94)

(0.81 to 1.28)

(0.61 to 1.00)

 # of FP patients/week

    

 Facility located in hill region

0.547**

1.255

  

(0.31 to 0.96)

(0.65 to 2.42)

  
  1. 1As compared to not reporting the side effect at all. Statistical significance is indicated by **p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.001.