Table 1 Awareness of pregnancy prevention methods
Variables | Intervention group Frequency (%) n = 413 | Non-Intervention group Frequency (%)n = 442 | x2 (pvalue) |
|---|---|---|---|
Methods of preventing pregnancy respondents had heard about | |||
Abstinence | 324 (78.45) | 326 (73.76) | 2.582 (0.108) |
Oral contraceptive pill | 68 (16.46) | 71 (16.06) | 0.025 (0.874) |
Injectable contraceptives | 48 (11.62) | 35 (7.92) | 3.341 (0.068) |
Male condom | 258 (62.47) | 279 (63.12) | 0.0389 (0.844) |
Female condom | 112 (27.12) | 132 (29.86) | 0.789 (0.374) |
Withdrawal method | 38 (9.20) | 36 (8.14) | 0.301 (0.583) |
Calendar/Rhythm method | 18 (4.36) | 23 (5.20) | 0.334 (0.563) |
Basal body temperature | 2 (0.48) | 1 (0.23) | 0.407 (0.524) |
Vaginal mucus inspection | 2 (0.48) | 6 (1.36) | 1.756 (0.185) |
Emergency pill | 9 (2.18) | 13 (2.94) | 0.495 (0.482) |
Composite score for Awareness: Mean (SD) | 2.128 (1.411) | 2.086 (1.384) | -0.4430** (0.660) |