Table 6.
Characteristics |
Sterilization practiced |
Total |
X2 |
P-value |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appropriate | Inappropriate | ||||
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
97(95.1) |
5(4.9) |
102(100) |
0.05 |
0.82 |
Female |
15(93.8) |
1(6.2) |
16(100) |
|
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
|
<20 years |
10(100) |
0(0) |
10(100) |
1.61 |
0.81 |
20-29 years |
88(93.6) |
6(6.4) |
94(100) |
|
|
30-39 years |
11(100) |
0(0) |
11(100) |
|
|
40-49 years |
2(100) |
0(0) |
2(100) |
|
|
>50 years |
1(100) |
0(0) |
1(100) |
|
|
Total |
112(94.9) |
6(5.1) |
118(100) |
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
Orthodox Christianity |
102(94.4) |
6(5.6) |
108(100) |
0.53 |
0.77 |
Muslim |
5(100) |
0(0) |
5(100) |
|
|
Protestant |
4(100) |
0(0) |
4(100) |
|
|
Total |
111(94.9) |
6(5.1) |
117(100) |
|
|
Educational status |
|
|
|
|
|
No formal education |
4(100) |
0(0) |
4(100) |
0.50 |
0.78 |
Primary school |
27(96.4) |
1(3.6) |
28(100) |
|
|
High school |
77(93.9) |
5(6.1) |
82(100) |
|
|
College and above |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
|
|
Total |
108(94.7) |
6(5.3) |
114(100) |
|
|
Monthly income |
|
|
|
|
|
50-250 |
15(100) |
0(0) |
15(100) |
19.4 |
0.002 |
251-500 |
43(100) |
0(0) |
43(100) |
|
|
501-750 |
16(100) |
0(0) |
16(100) |
|
|
751-1000 |
10(100) |
0(0) |
10(100) |
|
|
>1001 |
5(100) |
0(0) |
5(100) |
|
|
Years of Practice |
|
|
|
|
|
<5 years |
80(94.1) |
5(5.9) |
85(100) |
0.54 |
0.97 |
5-10 years |
26(96.3) |
1(3.7) |
27(100) |
|
|
11-15 years |
4(100) |
0(0) |
4(100) |
|
|
16-20 years |
1(100) |
0(0) |
1(100) |
|
|
>21 years |
1(100) |
0(0) |
1(100) |
|
|
Total |
112(94.9) |
6(5.1) |
118(100) |
|
|
Scored level of Knowledge (See Table3) |
|
|
|
|
|
Poor |
4(100) |
0(0) |
4(100) |
1.96 |
0.58 |
Fair |
38(92.7) |
3(7.3) |
4(100) |
|
|
Good |
47(94.0) |
3(6) |
50(100) |
|
|
Excellent |
23(100) |
0(0) |
23(100) |
|
|
Total |
112(94.9) |
6(5.11) |
118(100) |
|
|
Pre-organism isolated |
|
|
|
|
|
No isolate |
18(90.0) |
2(100) |
20(100) |
3.28 |
0.19 |
S.auerus |
14(100) |
0(0) |
14(100) |
|
|
CNS |
79(97.5) |
2(2.5) |
81(100) |
|
|
Total |
111(96.5) |
4(3.5) |
115(100) |
|
|
Post-organism isolated |
|
|
|
|
|
No isolate |
42(95.5) |
2(4.5) |
44(100) |
0.55 |
0.76 |
S.auerus |
11(100) |
0(0) |
11(100) |
|
|
CNS |
58(52.3) |
2(3.3) |
60(100) |
|
|
Total |
111(96.5) |
4(3.5) |
115(100) |
|
|
Pre-colony count |
|
|
|
|
|
< 300 |
77(96.2) |
3(3.8) |
80(100) |
25.9 |
0.00 |
301-600 |
20(100) |
0(0) |
20(100) |
|
|
601-900 |
8(88.9) |
1(11.1) |
9(100) |
|
|
901-1200 |
1(100) |
0(0) |
1(100) |
|
|
1201-1500 |
4(100) |
0(0) |
4(100) |
|
|
>1500 |
1(100) |
0(0) |
1(100) |
|
|
Total |
111(96.5) |
4(3.5) |
115(100) |
|
|
Post-colony count |
|
|
|
|
|
< 300 |
100(97.1) |
3(2.9) |
103(100) |
33.5 |
0.00 |
301-600 |
8(100) |
0(0) |
8(100) |
|
|
601-900 |
1(50) |
1(50) |
2(100) |
|
|
901-1200 |
1(100) |
0(0) |
1(100) |
|
|
1201-1500 |
1(33.3) |
2(66.7) |
3(100) |
|
|
>1500 |
1(100) |
0(0) |
1(100) |
|
|
Total |
112(94.9) |
6(5.1) |
118(100) |
|
|
Average percent colony reduction |
|
|
|
|
|
1-20 |
4(80) |
1(20) |
5(100) |
5.9 |
0.20 |
21-40 |
16(100) |
0(0) |
16(100) |
|
|
41-60 |
23(100) |
0(0) |
23(100) |
|
|
61-80 |
6(100) |
0(0) |
6(100) |
|
|
81-100 |
62(95.4) |
3(4.6) |
65(100) |
|
|
Total |
110(91.7) |
10(8.3) |
115(100) |
|
|
Total | 110(91.7) | 10(8.3) | 115(100) |