Table 1.
Knowledge of different methods of contraception stratified by level education of participants
| Indicator | Level of education (frequency in %) | Total n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary, n = 104 | Secondary, n = 313 | Higher, n = 293 | ||
| Can you cite the different contraceptive methods you know? (n = 712) | ||||
| Condoms | 97 (93.3) | 299 (95.5) | 291 (99.3) | 689 (96.8) |
| Diaphragms | 5 (4.8) | 12 (3.8) | 47 (16.0) | 64 (9.0) |
| Cervical caps | 2 (1.9) | 2 (0.6) | 16 (5.5) | 20 (2.8) |
| IUD | 36 (34.6) | 120 (38.3) | 154 (52.6) | 311 (43.7) |
| Spermicides | 1 (1.0) | 15 (4.8) | 24 (8.2) | 40 (5.6) |
| Implants | 48 (46.2) | 172 (55.0) | 169 (57.7) | 390 (54.8) |
| Oral pills | 60 (57.7) | 218 (69.6) | 227 (77.5) | 507 (71.2) |
| Injectable | 50 (48.1) | 151 (48.2) | 123 (42.0) | 325 (45.6) |
| LAM | 1 (1.0) | 19 (6.1) | 17 (5.8) | 37 (5.2) |
| Coitus interruptus | 6 (5.8) | 35 (11.2) | 54 (18.4) | 96 (13.5) |
| Cycle | 15 (14.4) | 46 (14.7) | 53 (18.1) | 115 (16.2) |
| Others | 1 (1.0) | 6 (1.9) | 6 (2.0) | 14 (2.0) |
| No idea | 3 (2.9) | 5 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | 9 (1.3) |
| Number of cited modern methods n = 712 | ||||
| 0 | 4 (3.8) | 8 (2.6) | 1 (0.3) | 13 (1.8) |
| 1 | 22 (21.2) | 27 (8.6) | 21 (7.2) | 70 (9.8) |
| 2 | 15 (14.4) | 59 (18.8) | 37 (12.6) | 111 (15.6) |
| 3 | 20 (19.2) | 86 (27.5) | 74 (25.3) | 181 (25.4) |
| 4 | 29 (27.9) | 89 (28.4) | 93 (31.7) | 212 (29.8) |
| 5 | 13 (12.5) | 38 (12.1) | 50 (17.1) | 101 (14.2) |
| 6 | 1 (1.0) | 3 (1.0) | 9 (3.1) | 13 (1.8) |
| 7 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (2.0) | 8 (1.1) |
| 8 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (0.4) |
IUD intra-uterine device, LAM lactation and amenorrhoea method