Table 2.

Distribution of Participants’ Opinions About Family Planning According to Gender (N = 700; Gaziantep, Turkey, 2013).

	Gender							p
	Women		Men		Total
Variables	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ2
Currently using contraception?
Yes	137	39.1	141	40.3	278	39.7	0.095	.817
No	213	60.9	209	59.7	422	60.3
Use of family planning is a sin
Yes	212a	60.6	99	28.2	311	44.4	78.462	.000*
No	91	26.0	192	54.9	283	40.4
Some methods	47	13.4	59	16.9	106	15.1
Family planning methods viewed as a sin (n = 417)b
Tubal ligation	222a	85.7	90	57.0	312	74.8	78.462	.000*
Vasectomy	37	14.3	68	43.0	105	25.2
Receiving information related to family planning
Yes	84	24.0	180	51.4	264	37.7	56.047	.000*
No	266a	76.0	170	48.6	436	62.5
Source of information (n = 264)b
Health care provider	14	16.7	71	39.4	85	32.2	24.318	.000*
Friend/family	70	83.3	109a	60.6	179	67.8

^aGroup forming the difference. ^bColumn totals vary by number of responses.

^*p < .05.