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Table 4 Quality of care reported by AGYW at their last visit to a clinic, hospital or health worker to get contraception among AGYW who have ever used a modern contraceptive method based on baseline survey responses (n = 507)

From: “I will find the best method that will work for me”: navigating contraceptive journeys amongst South African adolescent girls and young women

Quality of care measures

13–17 age group

18–23 age group

Total

Freq (%)

95% CI*

Freq (%)

95% CI

Freq (%)

95% CI

Health worker checked if AGYW was happy with contraceptive method she had been on before

135 (50.4)

44.9–55.9

120 (50.2)

42.6–57.8

255 (50.3)

46.2–54.4

AGYW was told about the pill

114 (42.5)

34.8–50.6

105 (43.9)

35.6–52.7

219 (43.2)

37.2–49.4

AGYW was told about the injection

186 (69.4)

62.0-75.9

160 (66.9)

56.1–76.2

346 (68.2)

61.2–74.5

AGYW was told about the implant

136 (50.7)

43.1–58.4

133 (55.6)

48.7–62.4

269 (53.1)

49.1–57.0

AGYW was told about the intrauterine device (IUD)

16 [6]

3.4–10.4

13 (5.4)

3.4–8.6

29 (5.7)

4.5–7.3

AGYW was told about emergency contraception

19 (7.1)

4.0-12.3

9 (3.8)

2.0-7.1

28 (5.5)

3.7–8.1

AGYW was told about condoms

86 (32.1)

23.5–42.1

67 [21]

19.5–38.5

153 (30.2)

23.7–37.5

AGYW was told about another contraceptive method

10 (3.7)

1.2–10.8

8 (3.3)

1.4-8.0

18 (3.6)

1.8–6.9

AGYW was not told about different contraceptive methods

15 (5.6)

3.2–9.5

26 (10.9)

7.0-16.6

41 (8.1)

5.6–11.5

AGYW was asked which contraceptive method she would like most

188 (70.1)

62.7–76.7

176 (73.6)

66.1–80.0

364 (71.8)

67.1–76.1

AGYW was steered or pushed towards a specific contraceptive method

64 (23.9)

17.9–31.1

52 (21.8)

17.1–27.2

116 (22.9)

18.6–27.8

  1. *95% confidence interval