Table 3 Association between postpartum contraceptive use and socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Postpartum fertility behaviours and contraceptive use among women in rural Ghana
Variable | Yes | No | χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N=505 | N=498 | |||
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age | ||||
15–19 | 14(42.4) | 19(57.6) | ||
20–34 | 343(46.3) | 398(53.7) | ||
35–39 | 87(65.9) | 45(34.1) | ||
40+ | 61(62.9) | 36(37.1) | 24.60 | < 0.001 |
Educational level | ||||
None | 36(43.4) | 47(56.6) | ||
Primary | 102(47.7) | 112(52.3) | ||
Middle/Junior secondary School/Junior high school | 306(56.4) | 237(43.7) | ||
Secondary/Senior secondary school/Senior high School | 44(37.0) | 75(63.0) | ||
Tertiary | 17(38.6) | 27(61.4) | 21.00 | < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Fante | 452(50.8) | 438(49.2) | ||
Efutu | 3(16.7) | 15(83.3) | ||
Other Akan | 22(47.8) | 24(52.2) | ||
Ewe | 13(61.9) | 8(38.1) | ||
Hausa | 11(50.0) | 11(50) | ||
Other | 4(66.7) | 2(33.3) | 10.11 | 0.061 |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 459(50.7) | 447(49.3) | ||
Muslim | 39(51.3) | 37(48.7) | ||
Other | 7(33.3) | 14(66.7) | 2.50 | 0.287 |
Occupation | ||||
Fishmonger | 36(52.2) | 33(47.8) | ||
Farmer | 7(21.2) | 26(78.8) | ||
Petty Trader | 307(59.6) | 208(40.4) | ||
Civil/Public Servant | 40(36.0) | 71(64.0) | ||
Student | 18(56.3) | 14(43.8) | ||
Other | 97(39.9) | 146(60.1) | 49.09 | < 0.001 |
Area of residence | ||||
Saltpond | 157(49.7) | 159(50.3) | ||
Biriwa | 60(44.4) | 75(55.6) | ||
Anomabo | 130(72.6) | 49(27.4) | ||
Mankessim | 107(41.3) | 152(58.7) | ||
Other | 51(44.7) | 63(55.3) | 47.37 | < 0.001 |
Marital Status | ||||
Married through church/mosque/court wedding | 129(60.6) | 84(39.4) | ||
Married only by traditional rite | 218(50.2) | 216(49.8) | ||
Engaged, yet to be married | 94(39.2) | 146(60.8) | ||
Co-habitation (living together) | 46(63.0) | 27(37.0) | ||
Divorced/Separated/Widow/Single | 18(41.9) | 25(58.1) | 26.82 | < 0.001 |