Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariable analysis to identify personal characteristics that may be associated with a young person obtaining contraception from a pharmacy (vs any other source)
| Purchased contraception from pharmacy | Unadjusted prevalence ratio (PR) (95% CI) | P value* | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | P value | |
| All | 153/243 (63%) | ||||
| Age | |||||
| 18–19 | 27/43 (63%) | Ref | 0.979 | ||
| 20–24 | 126/200 (63%) | 1.00 (0.78 to 1.29) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 80/132 (61%) | Ref | 0.405 | ||
| Female | 73/111 (66%) | 1.09 (0.90 to 1.32) | |||
| Education | |||||
| Primary or below | 60/96 (63%) | Ref | 0.904 | ||
| Secondary or above | 93/147 (63%) | 1.01 (0.83 to 1.23) | |||
| Relationship status | |||||
| Single | 46/81 (57%) | 0.76 (0.61 to 0.94) | 0.0013 | 0.75 (0.61 to 0.93) | 0.0284 |
| Dating/‘friends with benefits’ | 86/115 (75%) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Married/engaged/cohabiting | 21/47 (45%) | 0.60 (0.43 to 0.84) | 0.95 (0.67 to 1.35) | ||
| Children | |||||
| No | 139/204 (68%) | 1.89 (1.24 to 2.92) | 0.003 | 1.25 (0.80 to 1.97) | 0.318 |
| Yes | 14/39 (36%) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Living situation | |||||
| Lives alone | 30/39 (77%) | 2.62 (1.51 to 4.53) | 0.0024 | 1.96 (1.07 to 3.59) | 0.0119 |
| Lives with family (dependent) | 113/170 (66%) | 2.26 (1.33 to 3.85) | 1.53 (0.84 to 2.82) | ||
| Lives with child or partner | 10/34 (29%) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Contraception used | |||||
| Condom (M/F) | 120/181 (66%) | 2.36 (1.34 to 4.14) | 0.0014 | 1.87 (1.02 to 3.43) | 0.0224 |
| ECP | 24/30 (80%) | 2.84 (1.59 to 5.09) | 2.27 (1.21 to 4.27) | ||
| Pills/injection | 9/32 (28%) | Ref | Ref | ||
*Any variable with p values <0.2 in bivariate analysis were included in the multivariable analysis.
ECP, emergency contraception.