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. 2024 Mar 22;14:24. doi: 10.1186/s13561-024-00497-4

Table 5.

Association between latent class membership and selected participant characteristics

Participant characteristics Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Test of association
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Local Government Area

χ(2) = 8.1464

p = 0.017

 Abeokuta South LGA 120 (27.8) 139 (32.2) 173 (40.0)
 Ijebu East LGA 86 (20.1) 137 (32.1) 204 (47.8)
Occupation

χ(4) = 8.2687

p = 0.082

 Student 120 (26.1) 158 (34.3) 182 (39.6)
 Apprentice/Artisan 59 (22.2) 75 (28.2) 132 (49.6)
 Others 27 (20.3) 43 (32.3) 63 (47.4)
Educational status

χ(6) = 65.6113

p < 0.001

 None 2 (7.4) 6 (22.2) 19 (70.4)
 Primary 18 (17.3) 22 (21.2) 64 (61.5)
 Secondary 157 (23.0) 235 (34.5) 290 (42.5)
 Higher 29 (63.0) 13 (28.3) 4 (8.7)
Subj socioeconomic standing

χ(4) = 100.0104

p < 0.001

 Lower 35 (10.8) 92 (28.4) 197 (60.8)
 Middle 103 (26.6) 151 (39.0) 133 (34.4)
 Higher 68 (45.9) 33 (22.3) 47 (31.8)
Sexual history

χ(4) = 9.0371

p = 0.060

 Didn't use FP 139 (27.0) 156 (30.3) 220 (42.7)
 Used FP 46 (21.5) 77 (36.0) 91 (42.5)
 Never had sex 21 (16.2) 43 (33.1) 66 (50.8)
Total 206 (24.0) 276 (32.1) 377 (43.9)