Table 4.
Association of sociodemographic and clinical variables with the current use of contraception using Chi-square test
| Not using contraception | Using contraception | Chi-square value | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Upto 30 | 17 (54.8%) | 17 (26.2%) | 7.551 | 0.006* |
| 31 and above | 14 (45.2%) | 48 (73.8%) | ||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 10 (32.3%) | 20 (30.8%) | 0.022 | 0.883 |
| Rural | 21 (67.7%) | 45 (69.2%) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 8 (25.8%) | 15 (23.1%) | 0.086 | 0.770 |
| High school and above | 23 (74.2%) | 50 (76.8%) | ||
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Lower | 19 (61.3%) | 42 (64.6%) | 0.100 | 0.752 |
| Middle and upper | 12 (38.7%) | 23 (35.4%) | ||
| Clinical | ||||
| Type of schizophrenia | ||||
| Paranoid | 26 (83.9%) | 38 (58.5%) | 6.098 | 0.014* |
| Undifferentiated | 5 (16.1%) | 27 (41.5%) | ||
| Duration of schizophrenia | ||||
| <5 years | 22 (71.0%) | 41 (63.1%) | 0.579 | 0.447 |
| 5 years and more | 9 (29.0%) | 24 (36.9%) | ||
| Duration of contact with mental health services | ||||
| <5 years | 25 (80.6%) | 52 (80.0%) | 0.006 | 0.941 |
| 5 years and more | 6 (19.4%) | 13 (20.0%) | ||
| Mode of treatment | ||||
| Only outpatient | 28 (90.3%) | 52 (80.0%) | 1.610 | 0.204 |
| At least once inpatient | 3 (9.7%) | 13 (20.0%) |
*P<0.05