Table 3. Factors associated with knowledge and practices of modern contraceptive methods among Muslim women (N = 400) in Nepal.
| Variables | Frequency (%) | Knowledge modern contraceptive | P value | Practice modern contraceptive | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor (<median) (%) | Good (> = median) (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| Women’s age | |||||||
| ≤18 years | 34 (8.5) | 12 (35.3) | 22 (64.7) | 0.805 | 15 (44.1) | 19 (55.9) | 0.580 |
| 19–29 years | 184 (46.0) | 57 (31.0) | 127 (69.0) | 99 (53.8) | 85 (46.2) | ||
| ≥30 years | 182 (45.5) | 54 (29.7) | 128 (70.3) | 96 (52.7) | 86 (47.3) | ||
| Family type | |||||||
| Joint | 255 (63.8) | 70 (27.5) | 185 (72.5) | 0.058 | 147(57.6) | 108(42.4) | 0.006 |
| Nuclear | 145 (36.3) | 53 (36.6) | 92 (63.4) | 63(43.4) | 82(56.6) | ||
| Parity | |||||||
| 0–2 | 314 (78.5) | 97 (30.9) | 217 (69.1) | 0.907 | 164(52.2) | 150(47.8) | 0.836 |
| ≥3 | 86 (21.5) | 26 (30.2) | 60 (69.8) | 46(53.5) | 40(46.5) | ||
| Women’s education | |||||||
| Illiterate | 108 (27.0) | 35 (32.4) | 73 (67.6) | 0.772 | 68(63.0) | 40(37.0) | 0.020 |
| Primary | 192 (48.0) | 60 (31.3) | 132 (68.8) | 98(51.0) | 94(49.0) | ||
| Secondary and above | 100 (25.0) | 28 (28.0) | 72 (72.0) | 44(44.0) | 56(56.0) | ||
| Women’s occupation | |||||||
| Housewives | 198 (49.5) | 48 (24.2) | 150 (75.8) | <0.001 | 103(52.0) | 95(48.0) | 0.444 |
| Agriculture | 158 (39.5) | 68 (43.0) | 90 (57.0) | 80(50.6) | 78(49.4) | ||
| Daily wages worker | 44 (11.0) | 7 (15.9) | 37 (84.1) | 27(61.4) | 17(38.6) | ||
| Husband’s occupation | |||||||
| Agriculture | 148 (37.0) | 53 (35.8) | 95 (64.2) | 0.078 | 79(53.4) | 69(46.6) | 0.123 |
| Business and service | 82 (20.5) | 16 (19.5) | 66 (80.5) | 20(40.0) | 30(60.0) | ||
| Daily wages workers | 50 (12.5) | 15 (30.0) | 35 (70.0) | 40(48.8) | 42(51.2) | ||
| Foreign migrant worker | 120 (30.0) | 39 (32.5) | 81 (67.5) | 71(59.2) | 49(40.8) | ||
| Income (monthly) NRs | |||||||
| ≤20000 | 158 (39.5) | 53 (33.5) | 105 (66.5) | 0.328 | 78(49.4) | 80(50.6) | 0.311 |
| >20000 | 242 (60.5) | 70 (28.9) | 172 (71.1) | 132(54.5) | 110(45.5) | ||
| Knowledge of modern contraceptive methods | |||||||
| Poor knowledge | 76(61.8) | 47(38.2) | 0.013 | ||||
| Good knowledge | 134(48.4) | 143(51.6) | |||||
| Ever visited a HF for FP counselling | |||||||
| No | 85 (73.3) | 31(26.7) | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 125(39.7) | 190(60.3) | |||||