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. 2007 Jul 17;7:7. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-7-7

Table 3.

Comparison of selected characteristics of respondents with adequate and inadequate knowledgea

KNOWLEDGE

VARIABLES Adequate Inadequate ODDS RATIO (95% CI) P-VALUE
N % N %
Sex (female) 30 62.5 254 41.2 2.38 (1.25–4.62) 0.005
Previous use of ECP 11 22.4 38 6.2 4.52 (1.92–9.93) <0.001
Age ≤ 19 years 14 29.2 136 22.1 1.45 (0.74–2.76) 0.246
Married 2 4.2 16 2.6 1.63 (0.25–6.42) 0.257
Religion (Christians) 46 95.8 578 93.8 1.51 (0.41–9.58) 0.641
Sexually active 42 87.5 547 88.8 0.88 (0.38–2.36) 0.726
Has been pregnant or impregnated someone 4 8.3 47 7.5 1.10 (0.32–2.98) 0.675

a Criteria for adequate knowledge are given in the methodology

ECP = Emergency contraceptive pill