Table 7 Informed choice and knowledge or exposure to social accountability interventions in Tanzania
Informed choice | Control n = yes (%) (n = total responses) | Intervention n = yes (%) (n = total responses) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Were you ever told by a health or family planning worker about other methods of family planning that you could use? | *690 (84.5%) (n = 817) | 541 (67.1%) (n = 807) *(p ˂ 000.1) | ||
For the method you just decided to accept, did the provider describe possible side effects? | *697 (85.6%) (n = 814) | 588 (73.0%) (n = 805) *(p ˂ 000.1) | ||
For the method you just decided to accept, did the provider tell you what to do if you have any problems? | *760 (93.0%) (n = 817) | 631 (78.4%) (n = 805) *(p ˂ 000.1) | ||
Did the healthcare provider give you a chance to ask questions? | * 627 (76.8%) (n = 627) | 431 (53.6%) (n = 804) *(p ˂ 000.1) | ||
Did the healthcare provider respond to any questions that you asked? | *612 (97.6%) (n = 673) | 400 (92.81%) (n = 431) *p = 0.0002 | ||
Was there anything from your consultation that you didn’t understand? [No] | 749 (91.7%) (n = 822) | 748 (92.7%) (n = 807) | ||
Knowledge or exposure to social accountability interventions | Intake interview | Follow-up at 12Â months | Intake interview | Follow-up at 12Â months |
Knowledge of community monitoring and social accountability activities | 23 | 3 | 25 | 19 |
Knowledge of CaPSAI intervention | 0 | 0/3 | 11/25 | 8/19 |
Participation in community monitoring and social accountability activities | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Participation in CaPSAI intervention | 0/3 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 5/8 |