Table 3.
Knowledge about Emergency Contraception Pills by those who had ever heard about them (n = 112) with yes answers
|
Variables |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Chi-square |
P-value |
Effect size |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 24 | % | N = 88 | % | N = 112 | % | ||||
|
Knowledge of benefit using ECPs |
|
||||||||
| Can prevent pregnancy |
22 |
91.7 |
78 |
88.6 |
100 |
89.3 |
.0.181 |
.0.671 |
0.040 |
| Can prevent HIV/AIDS |
3 |
12.5 |
2 |
2.3 |
5 |
4.5 |
4.626 |
0.032 |
0.203 |
| Can cause abortion |
6 |
25.0 |
34 |
38.6 |
40 |
35.7 |
1.527 |
0.217 |
0.116 |
|
Knowledge of usage ECPs |
|
||||||||
| Take one contraception pill per day |
8 |
33.3 |
23 |
26.1 |
31 |
27.7 |
0.487 |
0.48.5 |
0.066 |
| Take contraception pill after sexual intercourse within 72 hrs |
3 |
12.5 |
17 |
19.3 |
20 |
17.9 |
0.5976 |
0.439 |
0.073 |
| Taking contraception pills when missing menses |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
NA |
NA |
|
| Hormonal injection every three months | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.7 | NA | NA | |
Note: NA = Not applicable.
.10 - small effect size.
.30 - medium effect size.
.50 - large effect size.