Overall sample | Treatment | Control | |||||||
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Mean | S.D. | N | Mean | S.D. | N | Mean | S.D. | N | |
Knowledge of DMPA a | |||||||||
Women are at a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy if they use DMPA long term | 0.77 | 0.93 | 192 | 0.72 | 0.96 | 96 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 96 |
DMPA use is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer | 0.85 | 0.97 | 193 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 96 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 97 |
Women who use DMPA are less likely to suffer from anemia | 0.64 | 0.98 | 193 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 96 | 0.52 | 1.02 | 97 |
From time to time, a woman using DMPA should give her body a rest | −0.18 | 1.26 | 192 | 0.06 | 1.28 | 96 | −0.42 | 1.19 | 96 |
Use of DMPA is positively associated with weight gain | 0.09 | 1.01 | 192 | 0.04 | 1.00 | 96 | 0.15 | 1.02 | 96 |
DMPA use is safe for most healthy women | 1.13 | 0.77 | 191 | 1.16 | 0.87 | 95 | 1.10 | 0.66 | 96 |
Women who use DMPA are more likely to experience amenorrheab | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Women who use DMPA are more likely to experience spottingb | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Attitudes towards DMPA a | |||||||||
For some women, amenorrhea can be a benefit | 0.63 | 1.10 | 191 | 0.79 | 1.04 | 95 | 0.48 | 1.13 | 96 |
I should not prescribe DMPA to nulliparous women who wish to delay childbirth | −0.65 | 1.24 | 191 | −0.57 | 1.28 | 94 | −0.72 | 1.21 | 97 |
If women in Jordan had more information about DMPA, more women might accept its use | 0.85 | 1.05 | 182 | 0.76 | 1.11 | 88 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 94 |
I would have no hesitations to recommend DMPA to a healthy woman who wanted to use this method | 0.95 | 1.04 | 192 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 96 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 96 |
Perceived confidence towards DMPA b | |||||||||
How knowledgeable do you feel about DMPA? | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
How confident do you feel discussing DMPA with clients? | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
How comfortable do you feel prescribing DMPA as a contraceptive method to your clients? | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Baseline Practices | |||||||||
Availability of DMPA stock at clinic (binary) | 0.22 | 0.41 | 183 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 94 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 89 |
Average # times discussed DMPA with clients in past month | 5.41 | 7.57 | 187 | 5.10 | 5.76 | 94 | 5.73 | 9.06 | 93 |
Average # times prescribed DMPA to clients in past month | 2.19 | 3.62 | 184 | 2.00 | 3.49 | 91 | 2.38 | 3.75 | 93 |