Contraceptive method | Overall parental acceptability (N=261) | Parental acceptability if teen is very unlikely to have sex in next year (n=195) | Parental acceptability if teen has any likelihood of having sex in next year (n=62) | Differences in acceptability by likelihood of teen having sex |
Condom | 51% | 43% | 76% | p<0.001 |
Oral contraceptive pill (OCP) | 59% | 53% | 75% | p<0.01 |
Depot medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) | 46% | 42% | 58% | p<0.05 |
Patch | 42% | 39% | 51% | NS |
Implant | 32% | 30% | 37% | NS |
Intrauterine Device (IUD) | 18% | 17% | 20% | NS |
Emergency contraception (EC) | 45% | 39% | 63% | p<0.001 |
NS, not statistically significant.
p>0.05.