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Table 4 Knowledge and practices on family planning, HIV and tuberculosis

From: Health problems and utilization of health services among Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Bangladesh

Knowledge and practices

FDMN in makeshift settlement

n (%)

FDMN in host community

n (%)

Host community

n (%)

Total

n (%)

P value

Knowledge about FP methods for womena

Knew at least one modern FP method

406 (33.8)

338 (94.7)

200 (93.5)

944 (94.5)

0.750

Did now know

22 (19.0)

19 (5.3)

14 (6.5)

55 (5.5)

 

Knowledge about FP methods for men

Knows at least 1 method

219 (11.8)

118 (33.1)

106 (49.5)

443 (44.3)

< 0.001

Not known at all

209 (23.9)

239 (66.9)

108 (50.5)

556 (55.7)

 

Currently doing something or using any method/s to delay or avoid getting pregnant

Yes

189 (15.1)

151 (42.3)

111 (51.9)

451 (45.1)

0.073

No

239 (20.6)

206 (57.7)

103 (48.1)

548 (54.9)

 

Heard about the emergency contraception

Yes

84 (52.0)

52 (14.6)

31 (14.5)

167 (16.7)

0.103

No

344 (30.5)

305 (85.4)

183 (85.5)

832 (83.3)

 

Knowledge about transmission of HIV

Knows at least 1 approach how HIV transmitted

103 (48.0)

48 (13.4)

68 (31.8)

219 (22.0)

< 0.001

Not known at all

322 (30.9)

309 (86.6)

146 (68.2)

777 (78.0)

 

Knows the symptoms of tuberculosis

Knows at least 1 symptom

200 (13.5)

135 (37.9)

127 (59.3)

462 (46.4)

< 0.001

Not known at all

226 (22.1)

221 (62.1)

87 (40.7)

534 (53.6)

 
  1. aFP methods: permanent method (ligation), pills, injectable, IUDs/Cupper-T, implants, safe period, abstinence