Table 4.
Chi-Square analysis of Sociodemographic characteristics, receipt of optimal Preconception care services and contraceptives utilization
| Variables | Preconception Care Services Categories | Contraceptive Care utilization Categories | ||||
| Yes | No | p-Value | Yes | No | p-Value | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 15-19 years | 25 (35.2) | 46 (64.8) | 0.047* | 17 (23.9) | 54 (76.1) | 0.002* |
| 20-29 years | 41(41.0) | 59 (59.0) | 60 (60) | 40(40) | ||
| 30-39 years | 99 (55.9) | 78 (44.1) | 116 (65.5) | 61 (34.5) | ||
| 40-49 years | 10 (28.6) | 25 (71.4) | 12 (34.3) | 23 (65.7) | ||
| Level of Education | ||||||
| Primary | 50 (64.1) | 28 (35.9) | 0.446 | 17 (21.8) | 61 (78.2) | 0.009* |
| Secondary | 18 (32.7) | 37 (67.3) | 20 (36.4) | 35 (63.6) | ||
| Tertiary | 20 (37.7) | 33 (62.3) | 9 (16.9) | 44 (83.1) | ||
| No Formal Education | 109 (54.7) | 88 (44.3) | 55 (20.5) | 142(79.5) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Trader | 115 (64.9) | 62 (35.1) | 0.092 | 56(31.6) | 121(68.4) | 0.176 |
| Teacher | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | ||
| Artisan | 36 (25.7) | 104(74.3) | 61(43.5) | 79 (56.5) | ||
| Civil Servants | 19 (36.5) | 33 (63.5) | 33 (63.4) | 19 (36.6) | ||
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Not Married | 189 (67.0) | 93 (33.0) | 0.035* | 179(63.5) | 103(36.5) | 0.008* |
| Ever Married | 45 (44.5) | 56 (55.5) | 39(38.6) | 62 (61.4) | ||
*
=Statistical significance based on p-Value < 0.05