Table 3. Fertility awareness.
| Married women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Lives with husband (n = 638) | Migrant husbands (n = 485) | Total (n = 1123) | p-value | |||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| General fertility questions | |||||||
| Sign girl becomes fertile | 428 | 67.1 | 268 | 53.5 | 696 | 62.0 | p < 0.01 |
| Sign boy becomes fertile | 142 | 22.3 | 105 | 21.6 | 247 | 22.0 | p = 0.81 |
| Definition of menstrual period | 474 | 74.3 | 340 | 70.1 | 814 | 72.5 | p = 0.12 |
| Definition of menstrual cycle | 167 | 26.2 | 122 | 25.2 | 289 | 25.7 | p = 0.70 |
| Beginning of menstrual cycle | 192 | 30.1 | 143 | 29.5 | 335 | 29.8 | p = 0.83 |
| Ending of menstrual cycle | 165 | 25.9 | 123 | 25.4 | 288 | 25.6 | p = 0.85 |
| Duration of menstrual cycle | 515 | 80.7 | 382 | 78.8 | 897 | 79.9% | p = 0.42 |
| Days of male fertility | 239 | 37.5% | 139 | 28.7% | 378 | 33.7% | p < 0.01 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Fertility Awareness Score | 3.64 | 2.39 | 3.34 | 2.46 | 3.51 | 2.42 | p = 0.02 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Fertile Window Questions | |||||||
| Days of female fertility | 121 | 19.0% | 64 | 13.2% | 185 | 16.5% | p = 0.01 |
| Time to avoid unprotected sex | 214 | 33.5% | 108 | 22.3% | 322 | 28.7% | p < 0.01 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Fertile Window Score | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.45 | 0.67 | p < 0.01 |
Note: Percentages reflect the percentage correct for each item.
The General Fertility Score (range: 0–8) and the Fertile Window Score (range: 0–2) reflect the aggregate mean of dichotomised correct responses for participants.