Table 4.
Perception of risk and importance of pregnancy, HIV and STI prevention
| Low- and middle-income countries (n = 107) | High-income countries (n = 129) | χ2p-value | TOTAL (n = 239)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How important: Effective prevention of pregnancy | Extremely | 57 (53.3%) | 102 (79.1%) | 0.000 | 160 (66.9%) |
| Very | 19 (17.8%) | 19 (14.7%) | 40 (16.7%) | ||
| Somewhat | 8 (7.5%) | 3 (2.3%) | 11 (4.6%) | ||
| Not so | 8 (7.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 9 (3.8%) | ||
| Not at all | 9 (8.4%) | 4 (3.1%) | 13 (5.4%) | ||
| No response | 6 (5.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (2.5%) | ||
| How important that it protects against HIV and STIs | Extremely | 34 (31.8%) | 97 (75.2%) | 0.000 | 133 (55.6%) |
| Very | 16 (15.0%) | 13 (10.1%) | 30 (12.6%) | ||
| Somewhat | 19 (17.8%) | 11 (8.5%) | 30 (12.6%) | ||
| Not so | 22 (20.6%) | 6 (4.7%) | 28 (11.7%) | ||
| Not at all | 10 (9.3%) | 1 (0.8%) | 11 (4.6%) | ||
| No response | 6 (5.6%) | 1 (0.8%) | 7 (2.9%) | ||
| Perception of own HIV risk | Very high risk | 9 (8.4%) | 5 (3.9%) | 0.002 | 14 (5.9%) |
| High risk | 16 (15.0%) | 5 (3.9%) | 22 (9.2%) | ||
| Moderate risk | 26 (24.3%) | 38 (29.5%) | 66 (27.6%) | ||
| Low risk | 34 (31.8%) | 68 (52.7%) | 102 (42.7%) | ||
| No risk | 16 (15.0%) | 8 (6.2%) | 24 (10.0%) | ||
| No response | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (0.8%) |
a
Includes 3 respondents not reporting country of residence and omitted from analysis of country income categories.