Table 3.
Effect of sociodemographic characteristics on intended pregnancies and spacing
| Variables | Intended pregnancy |
Pregnancy spacing |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | P value (χ2) | ASAP, n (%) | AM, n (%) | 1–2 y, n (%) | >2 y, n (%) | DK, n (%) | P value (χ2) | |
| Age group (y) | |||||||||
| ≤25 | 8 (38.10) | 13 (61.90) | .400 | 1 (4.76) | 1 (4.76) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (23.81) | 14 (66.67) | .023∗ |
| 26–34 | 26 (55.32) | 21 (44.68) | 4 (8.51) | 4 (8.51) | 13 (27.66) | 14 (29.79) | 12 (25.53) | ||
| ≥35 | 14 (53.85) | 12 (46.15) | 5 (19.23) | 3 (11.54) | 5 (19.23) | 6 (23.08) | 7 (26.92) | ||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married or partnered | 32 (49.23) | 33 (50.77) | .863 | 7 (10.77) | 6 (9.23) | 10 (15.38) | 20 (30.77) | 22 (33.85) | .261 |
| Widowed or divorced | 14 (56.00) | 11 (44.00) | 3 (12.00) | 1 (4.00) | 8 (32.00) | 3 (12.00) | 10 (40.00) | ||
| Single | 2 (50.00) | 2 (50.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (25.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (50.00) | 1 (25.00) | ||
| Participant education | |||||||||
| Primary or below | 18 (47.37) | 20 (52.63) | .701 | 5 (13.16) | 4 (10.53) | 6 (15.79) | 8 (21.05) | 15 (39.47) | .874 |
| Secondary | 25 (55.56) | 20 (44.44) | 4 (8.89) | 3 (6.66) | 10 (22.22) | 15 (33.33) | 13 (28.89) | ||
| Higher education | 5 (45.45) | 6 (54.55) | 1 (9.09) | 1 (9.09) | 2 (18.18) | 2 (18.18) | 5 (45.45) | ||
| Participant employment status | |||||||||
| Unemployed | 19 (40.43) | 28 (59.57) | .039∗ | 7 (14.89) | 4 (8.51) | 5 (10.64) | 13 (27.66) | 18 (38.30) | .251 |
| Employed | 29 (61.70) | 18 (38.30) | 3 (6.38) | 4 (8.51) | 13 (27.66) | 12 (25.53) | 15 (31.91) | ||
| Partner education | |||||||||
| Primary or below | 11 (36.67) | 19 (63.33) | .145 | 5 (16.67) | 3 (10.00) | 5 (16.67) | 7 (23.33) | 10 (33.33) | .708 |
| Secondary | 24 (60.00) | 16 (40.00) | 4 (10.00) | 4 (10.00) | 9 (22.50) | 8 (20.00) | 15 (37.50) | ||
| Higher education | 13 (54.17) | 11 (45.83) | 1 (4.16) | 1 (4.17) | 4 (16.67) | 10 (41.66) | 8 (33.33) | ||
| Partner employment status | |||||||||
| Unemployed | 16 (45.71) | 19 (54.29) | .424 | 7 (20.00) | 4 (11.43) | 9 (25.71) | 6 (17.14) | 9 (25.71) | .046∗ |
| Employed | 32 (54.23) | 27 (45.76) | 3 (5.08) | 4 (6.78) | 9 (15.25) | 19 (32.20) | 24 (40.68) | ||
AM = after marriage; ASAP = as soon as possible; DK = don't know.
∗
P < .05.