Table 4.
Contraceptive Use and Sexual Behaviors by Year of Study
| Variable | Overall | Year-1 | Year-2 | Year-3+ | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%)** | N (%)** | N (%)** | N (%)** | ||
| Current Contraceptives use | |||||
| Yes | 986 (46.6) | 317 (41.6) | 381 (50.9) | 288 (46.2) | 0.4643 |
| Currently in sexual relationship | |||||
| Yes | 1006 (51.2) | 319 (45.5) | 389 (54.5) | 298 (53.0) | 0.2730 |
| Ever had sexual intercourse | |||||
| Yes | 833 (69.7) | 249 (62.2) | 326 (72.7) | 258 (73.3) | 0.2588 |
| Had sex in past 12 months | |||||
| Yes | 850 (62.1) | 261 (55.9) | 326 (65.6) | 263 (63.9) | 0.3664 |
| Ever used any method to prevent pregnancy | |||||
| Yes | 985 (55.1) | 312 (47.4) | 376 (58.8) | 297 (58.6) | 0.1313 |
| Current Contraceptives method | |||||
| None | 527 (53.4) | 185 (58.4) | 187 (49.1) | 155 (53.8) | 0.5809 |
| Traditional | 32 (3.2) | 14 (4.4) | 10 (2.6) | 8 (2.8) | 0.7053 |
| Condoms-only | 340 (34.5) | 98 (30.9) | 149 (39.1) | 93 (32.3) | 0.8487 |
| Modern with/out condoms | 87 (8.8) | 20 (6.3) | 35 (9.2) | 32 (11.1) | 0.4009 |
| Know a pregnant friend | |||||
| Yes | 1005 (33.8) | 319 (16.3) | 388 (38.9) | 298 (46.0) | <0.001 |
| Ever been pregnant | |||||
| Yes | 1004 (9.0) | 318 (4.1) | 388 (9.8) | 298 (13.1) | 0.0003 |
| Ever tried to terminate pregnancy | |||||
| Yes | 90 (40.0) | 13 (38.5) | 38 (36.8) | 39 (43.6) | 0.7280 |
| *Currently pregnant (self-reported) | |||||
| Yes | 1005 (2.0) | 319 (0.63) | 388 (2.1) | 298 (3.4) | 0.0174 |
** *N = Total number of respondents with information on each variable, while % = percentage of respondents with “Agree” for each variable