Table (3). Use of contraceptives by various socio-demographic characteristics.
| Characteristics | Users (n= 225) | Non Users (n= 277) | X 2 (P value) | OR (95 % C I) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Age group in years | ||||||
| < 30 | 43 | 27.9 | 111 | 72.1 | 11.2 (0.001) | 1# |
| 30+ | 152 | 43.7 | 196 | 56.3 | 2.0 (1.3–3.1)* | |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Non educated | 17 | 32.7 | 35 | 67.3 | 7.80@ (0.005) | 1# |
| Primary school | 73 | 42.2 | 100 | 57.8 | 1.5 (0.7–3.0) | |
| High school | 86 | 45.0 | 105 | 55.0 | 1.7 (0.8–3.4) | |
| University | 49 | 57.0 | 37 | 43.0 | 2.7 (1.3–5.9)* | |
| Income | ||||||
| Moderate | 78 | 42.9 | 104 | 57.1 | 2.95@ (0.085) | N S |
| Good | 85 | 41.3 | 121 | 58.7 | ||
| Very good | 62 | 54.4 | 52 | 45.6 | ||
| Income Moderate/good | ||||||
| Very good | 163 | 42.0 | 225 | 58.0 | 5.46 (0.019) | 1# |
| 62 | 54.4 | 52 | 45.6 | 1.7 (1.1–2.6)* | ||
| Work | ||||||
| No | 105 | 35.6 | 140 | 64.4 | 38.9 (0.001) | 1# |
| At work | 90 | 43.5 | 42 | 56.5 | 3.6 (2.3–5.4)* | |
| Parity | ||||||
| 1–3 | 68 | 36.7 | 119 | 63.6 | 6.56 (0.01) | 1# |
| 4–6 | 70 | 33.3 | 140 | 66.7 | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | |
| 7+ | 57 | 54.3 | 48 | 45.7 | 2.1 (1.2–3.5)* | |
#
Reference group @ Chi square for trend
NS: non significant