Table 3 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and contraceptive knowledge using a Chi-Square analysis (n = 422)
Variable | Contraceptive Knowledge | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Adequate n (%) | Inadequate n (%) | ||
Age Group | |||
 13–16 | 50 (28.2) | 127 (71.8) |  < 0.01 |
 17–19 | 124 (50.6) | 121(49.4) |  |
Age at first sex(n = 164) | |||
 10–13 | 16 (35.6) | 29 (64.4) | 0.07I |
 14–16 | 40 (44.4) | 50 (55.6) |  |
 17–19 | 20 (69.0) | 9 (31.0) |  |
Study Year | |||
 Form I | 15 (21.4) | 55 (78.6) |  |
 Form II | 21 (30.0) | 49 (70.0) |  |
 Form III | 28 (40.0) | 42 (60.0) |  < 0.01 |
 Form IV | 32 (45.0) | 39 (55.0) |  |
 Form V | 35 (50.0) | 35 (50.0) |  |
 Form VI | 43 (60.6) | 28 (39.4) |  |
Religion | |||
 Muslim | 94 (44.3) | 118 (55.7) | 0.31 |
 Christian | 80 (38.1) | 130 (61.9) |  |
Type of School | |||
 Government School | 147 (45.7) | 175 (54.3) | 0.01 |
 Private School | 27 (27.0) | 73 (73.0) |  |
Number of Family members | |||
 1–3 | 10 (34.5) | 19 (65.5) |  |
 4–6 | 109 (41.4) | 154 (58.6) | 0.25 |
 7 and above | 55 (42.3) | 75 (57.7) |  |
Are you in a relationship? | |||
 Yes | 31 (58.5) | 22 (41.5) | 0.02 |
 No | 143 (38.8) | 226 (61.2) |  |
Stay with parents | |||
 Yes with Both parents | 108 (39.9) | 163(60.1) |  |
 Yes with Single parent | 44 (37.9) | 72 (62.1) | 0.01 |
 No | 22 (62.9) | 13 (37.1) |  |