Table 3.
Family planning knowledge, attitudes and reported practices, by gender
| Variables | Category | Male (%) | Female (%) | X2p-value |
| a) Knowledge | ||||
| All respondents: | n = 445 (100) | n = 444 (100) | ||
| Can explain FP | Yes | 294 (66) | 389 (88) | |
| Not sure | 151 (34) | 55 (12) | <0.001 | |
| No. of FP methods known (excluding traditional methods) | None | 144 (32) | 132 (30) | |
| 1–2 methods | 241 (54) | 159 (36) | ||
| 3–5 methods | 60 (14) | 153 (34) | <0.001 | |
| Methods identified w/o probing (multiple answers possible) | Condom | 269 (60) | 192 (43) | <0.001 |
| Pill | 168 (38) | 272 (61) | <0.001 | |
| Injection | 68 (15) | 206 (46) | <0.001 | |
| Spermicide | 13 (3) | 85 (19) | <0.001 | |
| IUD | 19 (4) | 77 (17) | <0.001 | |
| Other (i.e. traditional methods) | 49 (11) | 77 (17) | 0.23 | |
| Methods identified with probing (multiple answers possible) | Condom | 407 (91) | 404 (91) | 0.8 |
| Pill | 321 (72) | 406 (91) | <0.001 | |
| Injection | 250 (56) | 373 (84) | <0.001 | |
| Spermicide | 100 (22) | 211 (48) | <0.001 | |
| IUD | 110 (25) | 228 (51) | <0.001 | |
| Respondents who explained FP | n = 294 (100) | n = 389 (100) | ||
| Key FP information source | RHG facilitators | 197 (67) | 262 (67) | |
| Health workers | 55 (19) | 95 (24) | ||
| Friends and family | 17 (6) | 20 (5) | ||
| Drama groups | 14 (5) | 11 (3) | ||
| Radio | 6 (2) | 0 (0) | ||
| Other/Unknown | 5 (2) | 1 (0) | 0.006 | |
| b) Attitude | Category | Male | Female | X2p-value |
| All respondents | n = 445 (100) | n = 444 (100) | ||
| Attitude to couples using FP | Approve | 326 (73) | 396 (89) | |
| Disapprove | 95 (21) | 40 (9) | ||
| Don't know | 24 (5) | 8 (2) | <0.001 | |
| Attitude to RHG facilitators providing FP info | Approve | 334 (75) | 405 (91) | |
| Disapprove | 91 (20) | 33 (7) | ||
| Don't know | 20 (5) | 6 (2) | <0.001 | |
| Attitude to FP teaching (to boys) | Before age 15 | 59 (13) | 84 (19) | |
| Around age 15 | 155 (35) | 200 (45) | ||
| Later than age 15 | 120 (27) | 102 (23) | ||
| Disapprove/Don't know | 111 (25) | 58 (13) | <0.001 | |
| Attitude to FP teaching (to girls) | Before age 15 | 158 (36) | 223 (50) | |
| Around age 15 | 111 (25) | 117 (26) | ||
| Later than age 15 | 66 (15) | 50 (11) | ||
| Disapprove/Don't know | 110 (25) | 54 (12) | <0.001 | |
| Respondents currently with partner | n = 251 (100) | n = 320 (100) | ||
| Partner's attitude to couples using FP | Partner approves | 163 (65) | 190 (59) | |
| Partner disapproves | 60 (24) | 54 (17) | ||
| Don't know partner's attitude | 28 (11) | 76 (24) | <0.001 | |
| c) Practice | Category | Male | Female | X2p-value |
| All respondents | n = 445 (100) | n = 444 (100) | ||
| Reported use of contraception | Never | 260 (58) | 251 (57) | |
| Past | 78 (18) | 77 (17) | ||
| Current | 107 (24) | 116 (26) | 0.77 | |
| Use by respondent/partner (multiple answers possible) | Ever used condoms | 164 (37) | 41 (9) | <0.001 |
| Ever used pills | 71 (16) | 116 (26) | <0.001 | |
| Ever used injections | 25 (6) | 70 (16) | <0.001 | |
| Ever used spermicides | 12 (3) | 17 (4) | <0.001 | |
| Ever used IUDs | 1 (0) | 5 (1) | <0.001 | |
| Contraceptives currently used (multiple answers possible) | Condoms | 85 (19) | 14 (3) | <0.001 |
| Pills | 32 (7) | 59 (13) | <0.001 | |
| Injections | 12 (3) | 43 (10) | <0.001 | |
| Spermicide | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | -- | |
| IUD | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | -- | |
| Respondents currently with partner | n = 251 (100) | n = 320 (100) | ||
| Discussion of FP with partner | Never | 108 (43) | 143 (45) | |
| 1–2 times in last 12 months | 68 (27) | 98 (30) | ||
| More than twice in last 12 months | 75 (30) | 79 (25) | 0.35 | |
| Current users | n= 107 (100) | n= 116 (100) | ||
| Where current users access FP | Health post/Clinic | 68 (64) | 106 (92) | |
| RHG facilitators | 30 (28) | 5 (4) | ||
| Any other locations | 9 (8) | 5 (4) | <0.001 | |
| Why FP source was chosen (multiple answers) | Quality-more privacy | 84 (80) | 106 (91) | |
| Quality-competent staff | 86 (82) | 97 (84) | ||
| Quality-friendly staff | 82 (78) | 94 (81) | ||
| Cost-cheaper | 75 (71) | 99 (85) | ||
| Convenience-closer to home | 73 (70) | 71 (61) | ||
| Quality-better product | 65 (62) | 75 (65) | ||
| Convenience-shorter wait | 66 (63) | 71 (61) | ||
| Quality-cleaner facility | 57 (54) | 67 (58) | ||
| Convenience-use other services | 44 (42) | 80 (69) | ||
| Quality-only available there | 41 (38) | 52 (45) | ||
| Convenience-opening hours | 40 (38) | 46 (40) | ||
| Convenience-closer to work/market | 28 (27) | 28 (24) | -- | |
| Current non-users | n = 338 (100) | n = 328 (100) | ||
| Main reason for non-use of modern contraception | Fertility related* | 213 (63) | 261 (80) | |
| Opposed to use | 82 (24) | 27 (8) | ||
| Method related | 22 (6) | 32 (10) | ||
| Provider related | 12 (4) | 7 (2) | ||
| Lack of knowledge | 9 (3) | 1 (0) | <0.001 | |
| Expected future contraceptive use | Never | 83 (25) | 45 (14) | |
| Later/Don't know | 206 (61) | 240 (73) | ||
| Within next 12 months | 49 (14) | 43 (13) | 0.001 | |
| Current non-users, opposed to FP use | n = 82 (100) | n = 27 (100) | ||
| Religion opposed (all) | 45 (55) | 7 (26) | ||
| (Muslim) | 41(-) | 7(-) | ||
| Respondent opposed | 22 (27) | 8 (30) | ||
| Partner opposed | 12 (14) | 11 (41) | ||
| Family opposed | 3 (4) | 1 (4) | 0.02 | |
*abstaining, pregnant, lactating, unable or trying to conceive