Report on sexual activity and contraceptive methods for female. June 2014

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1 Report o sexual activity ad cotraceptive methods for female Jue 2014 Date: 16 th Jue 2014

2 Table of cotet A. Research backgroud B. Research desig C. Respodet profile D. Key fidigs E. Detail fidigs 1. Frequetly met wome's health diseases 2. Sex kowledge 3. Sexual activity 4. Cotraceptive methods 5. Daily cotraceptive pills 6. Emergecy cotraceptive pills 2

3 A. Research backgroud I 2013, Vietam has about 300,000 abortios, rakig highest i Southeast Asia (5 th i the world) accordig to Vietam Family Plaig Associatio. Up to date, sex educatio program i Vietam starts i high schools ad oly gives studets basic iformatio about cotraceptio ad risks of uprotected sex. However, full iformatio o a variety of sexuality-related issues icludig abstiece ad safer sex is ot offered to studets. Cosequetly, most females have to equip themselves with kowledge from various sources without scietific or medical assurace. The survey is coducted with focus o the followig poits: Sex ad sexuality educatio Uderstad what type of sex ad sexuality educatio that most of the wome have received as well as the mai sources for this type of iformatio. Uderstad the cotraceptive methods exclusively for females that are most aware of. First sexual itercourse Kow the average age for first sexual itercourse amog wome from differet age groups. Kow the most popular cotraceptive methods that sigle ad married wome used for themselves i their fist sexual itercourse. Sex life i the last 3 moths ad cotraceptive methods Study the frequecy of havig sex amog wome at differet age groups as well as their frequetly used cotraceptive methods. Daily ad Emergecy cotraceptive pills Uderstad brad awareess for daily ad emergecy cotraceptive pills, as well as usage experiece amog the sigle ad married groups. Idetify side effects reported by daily pills ad the morig after pills users, ad mai reasos for ot usig cotraceptive pills ofte. 3

4 B. Research desig Research Method Olie research Fieldwork Period May 2014 Research Area Respodet Criteria Sample Size Number of Questios Survey Cotet Haoi ad Ho Chi Mih city Female aged 16 ad above 1,776 samples 5 Screeig questios ad 32 Mai Questios Screeig Geder, Age, Occupatio, Marital Status, Curret Livig City Mai Study Gyecologist visit, Curret gyecological problems, Bad habits i geitals care Sex educatio, Sex educatio sources, Mestrual cycle kowledge, Kowledge of cotraceptive methods Opiio o premarital sex, The first sexual itercourse, Cotraceptive method for the first sexual itercourse, Reasos for ot usig ay cotraceptive methods Sexual activity frequecy, Factors affectig sexual activity, Phases affectig sex experiece, Harmoy level i sexual activity with parter Cotraceptive methods withi recet 3 moths, Most ofte used method Awareess of birth cotrol pill brads, Bought or used brads, Use of daily cotraceptive pills, Correct use of daily cotraceptive pills, Side-effects of daily cotraceptive pills, Use of emergecy cotraceptio, Correct use of emergecy cotraceptio, Sideeffects of emergecy cotraceptio, Reasos for ot usig cotraceptive pills regularly Use of pregacy test sticks, Brads of pregacy test sticks usig, Abortio, Reasos for abortio. 4

5 C. Respodet profile Marital status Curret livig city Age 1% Sigle but i a relatioship 38% 35% Sigle ad ot i a relatioship Married 53% 47% Haoi (=843) HCMC (=933) % Divorced years old (=765) years old (=820) years old (=157) years old (=34) Curret occupatio Studet Employee (Maager) Goverme t worker, teacher or NPO employee Employee (Nomaager) Selfemployed Employee (Director, Executive) Part-time employee Law specialist (Lawyer, tax accoutat ) Medical specialist (Doctor, Nurse) Homeduty (Male / Female) Uemploy ed / Not workig Worker / Craftsma Percet Retired Others 5

6 D. Key fidigs Sex ad sexuality educatio Regardless of age, marital status or livig area, almost all of these females have received some educatio about sex ad sexuality. 85.4% received iformatio about sexuality, sex ad cotraceptio from the Iteret, ad 67.5% leart from sex-ed prited media. Oly half of the respodets happeed to lear from sex educatio program at schools. Withi top 10 cotraceptive method for females kow to the respodets, Itrauterie device (IUD), Emergecy cotraceptio pills ad Daily cotraceptive pills have the highest awareess, with 70.2%, 68.6% ad 67.5% respectively. First sexual itercourse 20.0% of the sigle females aged selected that they have had sex before. Amog sexually experieced wome, average age for the first sexual itercourse is aroud 23 ~ 24 years old. However, for the wome aged 35 ad above, their first time is a bit later, aroud 25 ~ 26 years old. Regardless of marital status ad occupatio, the first sexual itercourse of most surveyed wome are [Was caught by the emotios of both sides] ad [Felt the time had come ad felt ready]. 43.1% of the married wome said that they did ot use ay cotraceptive method i the first time they had sex. However, most of the sigles used. I which, Withdrawal is the most commo method (33.0%), followed by Codoms (31.1%) ad Cotraceptive pills (25.7%). Sex life i the last 3 moths ad cotraceptive methods Amog 1,050 sexually experieced wome beig asked, 77.1% had sex i the last 3 moths. The most commo frequecy for the wome aged is More tha oce a week (36.7%), ad for those aged is 3-4 times / moth (33.6%). Whereas, 32.3% of those aged 45 ad above did ot have sex i the last 3 moths. There are 48.3% of the wome ot usig ay cotraceptive method for themselves whe havig sex i the last 3 moths. The remaiig wome mostly rely o Emergecy cotraceptive pills (11.0%), Daily cotraceptive pills (10.4%) ad Calculate mestrual cycle (10.3%) for cotraceptio. The usage rate of Emergecy cotraceptive pills is highest amog the sigles, accoutig for 35.1%. Whereas Itrauterie device is used as the most commo pregacy cotrol method by the married wome, accoutig for 20.1%. 6

7 D. Key fidigs Daily ad Emergecy cotraceptive pills Daily cotraceptive pills Of the surveyed wome, Marvelo is best aware i the daily pills group (39.4%) ad NewChoice comes ext with 32.9%. While Marvelo has the highest usage rate by the pills users i HCMC, NewChoice takes the lead by the oes i Haoi. About 40% of the wome aged 16 34, who are sexually active i the last 3 moths, have ever used daily pills before. Whereas, the wome aged 35 ad above are likely to have more experiece o usig daily pills. Amog the side-effects reported by the daily pills users, Swolle breast (45.1%) ad Headache, dizziess, ausea or vomitig (43.5%) are the two most commo. Emergecy cotraceptive pills For morig-after pills, Postior-2 is best aware by the surveyed wome (36.8%) ad also used the most i both areas. However, early 40% of the surveyed wome have ever used it before ad the rest reported to take it Less tha oce a moth (46.7%). Morig-after pills reportedly have more side effects o users tha daily pills. I which, the top 3 side-effects are Chage i mestrual cycle (50.3%), Tiredess (44.6%) ad Headache, dizziess (38.9%). Reasos for ot usig cotraceptive pills ofte Oward fertility (58.8%) is the biggest cocer for the surveyed wome prevetig them from ofte usig cotraceptive pills, especially for those uder 34 years old. However, those who are 35 years old ad above are more cocered about Side effects of cotraceptive pills tha other issues. 7

8 E. Detail fidigs 1. Frequetly met wome's health diseases 2. Sex kowledge 3. Sexual activity 8

9 GYN visit Q. Please tell us you frequecy of visitig gyecologist (GYN)? [SA] =1,776 A large proportio of the surveyed females aged 16 ad above, 38.9%, oly have a GYN visit whe experiecig some disease symptoms. The females who have regular GYN visits accout for 60.4% of the married group, compared to 26.7% of the sigles. Never visited a gyecologist before Oly visit a gyecologist whe havig disease symptoms Aroud oce a year Aroud oce every 6 moths Aroud oce every 2-3 moths Aroud oce a moth % 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 0.6 Never visited a gyecologist before Oly visit a gyecologist whe havig disease symptoms Aroud oce a year Aroud oce every 6 moths Aroud oce every 2-3 moths Aroud oce a moth Total Haoi HCMC Sigle % Married % years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

10 Frequetly met GYN problems Q. Do you curretly have or are you o treatmet for ay of the followig wome's health diseases? [MA] =1,776 More tha 60% of the females who were asked curretly suffer from GYN problems. I which, Mestrual disorder ad Vagiitis are the two most commo problems. Mestrual disorder is the most commo problem amog the sigle females ad the years old, whereas Vagiitis is a more commo disorder for the married group ad the year-old group Do't have or ot o treatmet for ay wome's health diseases Mestrual disorder Vagiitis Cervical ectropio Metritis Cervical fibroids Pelvic iflammatory Subsectio iflammatory (fallopia tubes, ovaries) Others Refuse to aswer Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

11 Bad habits Q. Below are some miscoceptios about cleaig ad takig care of geitals. Do you have ay of the followig bad habits? [MA] =1,776 May of the surveyed female got several bad habits i daily activities that could pose risk of gyecologic ifectios. 33.3% paties that are ot airy, absorbet or too tight, 29.4% wash their geitals with shower gel, soap ad such, ad 24.7% ofte use mii pad icorrectly Wash the geitals with shower gel, soap or harsh detergets Not wear paties i right way Cleaig ad risig with strog water jet goig deep ito the geitals Douchig vagia by self Use mii pad (daily saitary pad) i a wrog way Do ot have ay of the bad habits Refuse to aswer above Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

12 E. Detail fidigs 1. Frequetly met wome's health diseases 2. Sex kowledge 3. Sexual activity 12

13 Sex / Sexuality educatio Q. Please tell us if you have received ay educatio about sex or sexuality? [MA Category] =1,776 Regardless of age, marital status or livig area, almost all of these females have received some educatio about sex ad sexuality I have ever received ay educatio about sex or sexuality Sexuality ad sex Sexual feeligs, relatioship ad feeligs Cotraceptive methods Safe sex ad Sexually Trasmitted Diseases (STDs) Homosexuality Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

14 Sources of sex / sexuality educatio Q. From which mai sources do you kow about sex ad sexuality? [MA] =1, % received iformatio about sexuality, sex ad cotraceptio from the Iteret, ad 67.5% leart from sex-ed prited media. Oly half of the respodets happeed to lear from sex educatio program at schools From school From family members Leart from sex-ed prited media Leart from the Iteret Through movies Through coversatios / talkig with frieds Other sources Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

15 Cotraceptive methods Q. Please tell us which of the followig cotraceptive method for females that you kow about? [MA] =967 Withi top 10 cotraceptive method for females kow to the respodets, Itrauterie device (IUD), Emergecy cotraceptio pills ad Daily cotraceptive pills have the highest awareess, with 70.2%, 68.6% ad 67.5% respectively Itrauterie device (IUD) Emergecy cotraceptio pills Daily cotraceptiv e pills Sterilizatio - Tubal ligatio Female codom Fertility awareess Mothly cotraceptiv e pills (take oce a moth) Ijectable cotraceptiv e (3 moths) Oral cotraceptiv e pill Cotraceptiv e implat Diaphragms (3 years) Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig Spermicide (Foam, Cream, Jelly) Cervical cap Essure Cotrace ptive spray 15

16 Mestrual cycle ad fertility awareess Q. I you ow opiio, whe does a wome most easily get pregat durig a mestrual cycle? [MA] =1,776 More tha half of the surveyed females (57%) are aware that the fertile period of a woma is at the middle of the mestrual cycle. 74.7% of the married group are aware of this fact, while it s oly 45.5% for the sigle group Durig the mestruatio Right before the mestruatio Right after the mestruatio At the middle of the mestrual cycle Ay time durig the mestrual cycle I do't kow for sure Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

17 Pre-marital sex perceptio Q. Do you yourself thik "Pre-marital sex is wrog"? [SA] =1,776 Those who thik that "Pre-marital sex is wrog make up 19.7% of all surveyed females. However, the rate is specially high for the years old group, with 50.0% agree that Pre-marital sex is wrog. Totally disagree Rather disagree Neutral Rather agree Totally agree % 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Totally disagree Rather disagree Neutral Rather agree Totally agree Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old % Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

18 E. Detail fidigs 1. Frequetly met wome's health diseases 2. Sex kowledge 3. Sexual activity 18

19 First sexual itercourse Q. Whe was the first time that you had sex? [SA] =1, % of the sigle females aged selected that they have had sex before. Amog sexually experieced wome, average age for the first sexual itercourse is aroud 23 ~ 24 years old. However, for the wome aged 35 ad above, their first time is a bit later, aroud 25 ~ 26 years old. I have ever had sex before Whe I was ( ) years old Refuse to aswer % 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% I have ever had sex before Whe I was ( ) years old Whe I was ( ) years old Mea Refuse to aswer Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

20 First sexual itercourse Q. Which of the followigs best describes the first time you had sex? [MA] =797 Regardless of marital status ad occupatio, the first sexual itercourse of most surveyed wome are [Was caught by the emotios of both sides] ad [Felt the time had come ad felt ready] Was caught by the emotios of both sides Felt the time had come ad felt ready Because I was curious of kowig how it would feel like Because my peers had sex experiece Because I wated to please my parter Because I or my parter cosumed alcohols Because I or my parter used sexual stimulatio drugs I did ot wat After gettig it but was married forced to Other reasos. Please clarify Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig Refuse to aswer 20

21 First sexual itercourse Q. I the first time that you had sex, did you use ay cotraceptive method? [SA] = % of the married wome said that they did ot use ay cotraceptive method i the first time they had sex. However, most of the sigles used. I which, Withdrawal is the most commo method (33.0%), followed by Codoms (31.1%) ad Cotraceptive pills (25.7%) I did ot use ay cotraceptive method Cotraceptive pills Codoms Coitus iterrupts Not ejaculate Cotraceptive patch Other methods. Please clarify Refuse to aswer Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

22 First sexual itercourse Q. Why did you (or your parter) ot use ay cotraceptive method i your first time havig sex? [SA] =292 More tha half of the wome who are married, or aged 25 ad above did ot use ay cotraceptive method i their first sexual itercourse because they wated to have a child (55.7%). Meawhile, most of the sigles said that their first time was Uexpected sex (59.5%) ad Did ot prepare ay cotraceptive method (43.2%) Did ot prepare ay cotraceptive method Upredicted / uexpected sex Did ot thik of Kew but did the eed of ot like to use usig Did ot kow / clearly uderstad about cotraceptive methods Because cosumed alcoholic driks Because beig youg ad careless, did ot thik of cosequeces after sex Because wated to have child after sex Because I got married Other reasos. Please clarify Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig Refuse to aswer 22

23 Sex life i the last 3 moths Q. Please tell us your frequecy of havig sex i the last 3 moths? [SA] =1,050 Amog 1,050 sexually experieced wome beig asked, 77.1% had sex i the last 3 moths. I compariso, the most commo frequecy for the wome aged is More tha oce a week (36.7%), ad for those aged is 3-4 times / moth (33.6%). Whereas, 32.3% of those aged 45 ad above did ot have sex i the last 3 moths Have ot had sex for the last 3 moths Less tha oce a moth 1-2 times / moth 3-4 times / moth More tha oce a week Refuse to aswer Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig % 23

24 Sex experiece Q. Please tell us the factors affectig your experiece whe havig sex? [SA] =809 Apparetly, the psychology ad health status of the respodets ad their parters are the two most importat factors affectig their sex experiece, chose by 62.9% ad 63.8% of the sexually active respodets Locatio for havig sex (privacy, safety, hygiee, etc.) The psychology of myself / parter The health status of myself / parter The experiece with sex of myself / parter Effectiveess / effects of cotraceptive methods. Other factors Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

25 Phases ad sex experiece Q. Which phase has biggest effect o your experiece whe havig sex? [SA] =809 Excitemet phase is said to have the biggest effect o sex experiece by 61.2% of the sexually active respodets Excitemet phase Plateau phase Orgasmic phase Resolutio phase Other phase Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

26 Harmoy i sex life Sigle female Q. Please tell us the harmoy level i sex betwee you ad your parter, i your opiio? [SA] = % of the surveyed sigles feel harmoious with their parter Totally ot harmoious Rather ot harmoious Feel ormal Rather harmoious Totally harmoious Refuse to aswer Total % Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

27 Harmoy i sex life Married female Q. Please tell us the harmoy level i sex betwee you ad your husbad, i your opiio? [SA] =621 Likewise, 73.8% of the married wome chose that they feel harmoious with their husbad Totally ot harmoious Rather ot harmoious Feel ormal Rather harmoious Totally harmoious Refuse to aswer Total % Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

28 E. Detail fidigs 4. Cotraceptive methods 5. Daily cotraceptive pills 6. Emergecy cotraceptive pills 28

29 Cotraceptive methods used Q. Whe havig sex i the last 3 moths, do you yourself use ay of the followig cotraceptive methods? [MA] =809 There are 48.3% of the wome ot usig ay cotraceptive methods for themselves whe havig sex i the last 3 moths. The remaiig wome mostly rely o Emergecy cotraceptive pills (11.0%), Daily cotraceptive pills (10.4%) ad Calculate mestrual cycle (10.3%) for cotraceptio I myself do ot use ay cotracept ive method Ijectable cotracept ive (3 moths) Cotracep tive implat (3 years) Oral cotracept ive pill Daily cotracept ive pills Mothly cotracept ive pills (take oce a moth) Emergec y cotracept io pills Cotracep tive spray Female codom Diaphragm s Cervical cap Cotracep Itrauteri tive e device spoge Spermicid e (Foam, Cream, Jelly) Fertility awareess Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig Other methods 3.3 Refuse to aswer 29

30 Most ofte used cotraceptive method Q. Amog the chose cotraceptive methods, which method do you use most ofte? [SA] =454 The usage rate of Emergecy cotraceptive pills is highest amog the sigles, accoutig for 35.1%. Whereas Itrauterie device is used as the most commo pregacy cotrol method by the married wome, accoutig for 20.1%. 50 Ijectable Cotracept cotracepti ive implat ve (3 (3 years) moths) Oral cotracepti ve pill Daily cotracepti ve pills Mothly cotracepti ve pills (take oce a moth) Emergecy cotracepti o pills Cotracept ive spray Female codom Diaphragm s Cervical cap Cotracept ive spoge Itrauteri e device Spermicide (Foam, Cream, Jelly) Fertility awareess Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig Other methods 0.0 Refuse to aswer 30

31 E. Detail fidigs 4. Cotraceptive methods 5. Daily cotraceptive pills 6. Emergecy cotraceptive pills 31

32 Brad awareess of the pills Q. Which brads of birth cotrol pills do you kow from the list below? [MA] =809 Of the surveyed wome, Marvelo is best aware i the daily pills group (39.4%) ad Postior-2 is best aware i the morig-after pills (36.8%). However, brad awareess differs by area. I Haoi, NewChoice has better awareess rate while Marvelo takes the lead i HCMC Regulo NewChoi ce Rigevido Marvelo Microgy o Exlutol Newlevo Mifeprist o Diae 35 Others I do ot kow ay brad above Happyo r Mifeprist o Bocior Postior- 2 Others I do ot kow ay brad above Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

33 Pill brads used Q. Amog the cotraceptive pill brads that you kow, please tell us which brads have you bought or used? [MA] =663 The usage rate of Marvelo is highest amog the users i HCMC, ad NewChoice takes the lead amog the users i Haoi. For morig-after pills, Postior-2 is used the most i both areas Regulo NewChoic Rigevido Marvelo Microgyo e Exlutol Newlevo Mifepristo Diae 35 Others Happyor Mifepristo Bocior Postior-2 Others Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

34 Daily pill usage experiece Q. Which of the followigs best describes how you use daily cotraceptive pills? [SA] =809 About 40% of the wome aged 16 34, who are sexually active i the last 3 moths have ever used daily pills before. The wome aged 35 ad above are likely to have more experiece o usig daily pills. However, 41.0% of the years old group have ot used this type of pills i the last 3 moths, similarly with 31.3% for the years old group Have ever used before Have used cosistetly for the last 1 moth Have ot used for the last 1 moth, but have used i the last 3 moths Have ot used for the last 3 moths, but have used i the last 6 moths Have ot used for the last 3 moths, but have used i the last 1 year Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

35 Side effects of daily pills Q. For the type of daily cotraceptive pills that you ofte use, please tell us how ofte you have the followig symptoms? [Matrix SA] =496 Swolle breast (45.1%) ad Headache, dizziess, ausea or vomitig (43.5%) are reported as the two most commo side-effects by the daily pills users. Swolle breast Headache, dizziess, ausea or vomitig Gai weight due to water retetio Lose sexual desire Not prevet STDs Itermestrual bleedig Icrease blood pressure Frequetly Never before % 43.5% Others 35

36 E. Detail fidigs 4. Cotraceptive methods 5. Daily cotraceptive pills 6. Emergecy cotraceptive pills 36

37 Morig-after pill usage Q. How ofte do you use emergecy cotraceptive pills? [SA] =809 For emergecy cotraceptive pills, early 40% of the surveyed wome have ever used it before. I terms of frequecy, more users reported to take it Less tha oce a moth (46.7%) Have ever used it before Less tha oce a moth 1-2 times / moth 3-4 times / moth More tha oce a week Refuse to aswer Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

38 Side effects of morig-after pills Q. For the type of emergecy cotraceptive pills that you ofte use, please tell us how ofte you have the followig symptoms? [Matrix SA] =460 Morig-after pills reportedly have more side effects o users tha daily pills. I which, the top 3 side-effects are Chage i mestrual cycle (50.3%), Tiredess (44.6%) ad Headache, dizziess (38.9%). Chage i mestrual cycle Tiredess Headache, dizziess Lower abdomial pai Swolle breast Nausea or vomittig Meorrhagia Abormal uterie bleedig Diarrhea Missed periods Frequetly Never before % 44.6% 38.9% Others 38

39 Reasos for ot usig cotraceptive pills Q. Please tell us why you do't ofte use cotraceptive pills? [MA] =809 Oward fertility (58.8%) is the biggest cocer for the surveyed wome to ot use cotraceptive pills ofte, especially for those uder 34 years old. However, those who are 35 years old ad above are more cocered about Side effects of cotraceptive pills tha other reasos Afraid of buyig from pharmacies / drug stores Allergic to the pill igrediets Doctors advise ot to use High price Cotraceptiv Side effects e pills cause of water cotraceptive retetio, pills weight gai Afraid of oward fertility Complex usage method / time of use Not as effective as other cotraceptive methods Not prevet STDs Because I wat to have childre Others I use the pill frequetly Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

40 Test stick usage Q. Do you use pregacy test sticks? [SA] =809 Usig test sticks is particularly commo amog the sexually active wome. Both sigle ad married group reported that they used test sticks before, accoutig for 80.9% ad 96.1% respectively Never used before Have used before Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

41 Brads of test sticks Q. Which brad have your used before? [MA] =749 QUICKSTICK is the most popular brad for test sticks, accordig to the survey results, accoutig for 93.5%. Oe step comes ext with 28.0% FRER (First Respose Early Result) QUICKSTICK Clearblue ANSWER FRG (First Respose Gold) Oe step Others Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

42 Abortio Q. Have you ever had abortio before? [SA] = % of the surveyed wome revealed that they have had abortio before. The rate is higher amog the years old group at 49.2% Never Have had before Refuse to aswer Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

43 Reasos for abortio Q. Please tell us why you decided to have a abortio before? [MA] =215 The most commo reaso for abortio amog the 215 wome is Because I did ot have eough moey to raise my kid (37.7%). While the sigles had abortio because they Were too youg (66.7%), Did ot wat their parets or others to kow that they were pregat ad Would like to focus o their career (both with 40.7%), more married wome had abortio because of the kid raisig expeses (38.8%) Because I was too youg Because I did ot wat my parets or other to kow that I was pregat Because I did ot have a job Because I wated to focus o my career Because I did ot have eough moey to raise my kid Because of the child's geder Uplaed child / break two-child policy Because of stillbirth, doctor appoited Others Refuse to aswer Total Haoi HCMC Sigle Married years old years old years old years old Workig (Maagerial level) Workig (No maagerial level) No-workig

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