Table 5 Association between socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of contraceptives, and contraceptive use among participants who ever had sex using a Chi-Square analysis (N = 164)
Variable | Ever use a contraceptive method | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes. N (%) | No N (%) | P-value | |
Contraceptive Knowledge | |||
 Adequate 31(40.8) | 45(59.2) | 0.005 | |
 Inadequate 18 (38.3) | 70(61.7) |  | |
Age Group | |||
 13–16 | 6(14.0) | 37(86.0) | 0.008 |
 17–19 | 43(35.5) | 78(64.5) |  |
Age at first sex | |||
 10–13 | 13(28.9) | 32(71.1) | 0.98 |
 14–16 | 27(30.0) | 63(70.0) |  |
 17–19 | 9(31.0) | 20(69.0) |  |
Class | |||
 Form I | 4(16.7) | 20(83.3) |  |
 Form II | 3(13.6) | 19(86.4) |  |
 Form III | 6(30.0) | 14(70.0) | 0.199 |
 Form IV | 11(37.9) | 18(62.1) |  |
 Form V | 12(33.3) | 24(66.7) |  |
 Form VI | 13(39.4) | 20(60.6) |  |
Religion | |||
 Muslim | 22(27.2) | 59(72.8) | 0.453 |
 Christian | 27(32.5) | 56(67.5) |  |
Type of School | |||
 Government School | 31(25.6) | 90(74.4) | 0.046 |
 Private School | 18(41.9) | 25(58.1) |  |
Number of Family members | |||
 1–3 | 0(0.0) | 9(100) |  |
 4–6 | 37(34.6) | 70(65.4) | 0.064 |
 7 and above | 12(25.0) | 36(75.0) |  |
Are you in a relationship? | |||
 Yes | 18(51.4) | 17(48.6) | 0.002 |
 No | 31(24.0) | 98(76.0) |  |
Stay with parents | |||
 Yes with Both parents | 34(30.1) | 79(69.9) |  |
 Yes with Single parent | 13(33.3) | 26(66.7) | 0.542 |
 No | 2(16.7) | 10(83.3) |  |