Uptake of Immediate Postpartum LARCs and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Gave Birth at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Awareness and utilization of LARC methods among women who gave birth in HUCSH, Ethiopia, April 2019.

Variables	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Ever heard about LARCs (LARC) ()
Yes	346	82.8
No	72	17.2
Source of information about LARC ()
Health worker	144	41.6
Health extension worker	71	20.5
Friends	57	16.5
TV/radio	69	19.9
Others	5	1.4
Have you ever used LARC? ()
Yes	79	18.9
No	339	81.1
Previously used methods of LARC ()
Implants	56	70.9
IUCD	22	27.8
Both methods	1	1.3
Counseled about family planning during ANC visits ()
Yes	212	52.9
No	189	47.1
Counseled about LARC during ANC visits ()
Yes	157	39.2
No	244	60.8
Counseled about LARC during postnatal period ()	302	72.2
Yes
No	116	27.8
Used immediate postpartum LARC ()
Yes	106	25.4
No	312	74.6
Type of LARC method used ()
IUCD	25	23.6
Implants	81	76.4