Variables | Ever used ECP (n = 159) | X2 | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
n | % | n | % | |||
Age (years) | ||||||
18–22 | 19 | 29.69 | 45 | 70.31 | ||
23–27 | 22 | 26.19 | 62 | 73.81 | 9.9439 | 0.010¶ |
33–37 | 8 | 72.73 | 3 | 27.27 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 4 | 33.33 | 8 | 66.67 | 0.0385 | 1.000¶ |
Single | 45 | 30.61 | 102 | 69.39 | ||
Religion | ||||||
Islam | 16 | 22.54 | 55 | 77.46 | 4.1275 | 0.042 |
Christianity | 33 | 37.50 | 55 | 62.50 | ||
Programme of study | ||||||
Nursing | 27 | 30.00 | 63 | 70.00 | 0.0650 | 0.799 |
Midwifery | 22 | 31.88 | 47 | 68.12 | ||
It is easy to procure EC | ||||||
Agree | 45 | 43.27 | 59 | 56.73 | ||
Disagree | 4 | 8.70 | 42 | 91.30 | 22.1307 | < 0.001¶ |
Not sure | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 100.00 | ||
Correct use of EC is safe | ||||||
Agree | 48 | 35.56 | 87 | 64.44 | ||
Disagree | 1 | 6.25 | 15 | 93.75 | 9.5146 | 0.006¶ |
Not sure | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 100.00 | ||
EC encourages promiscuity | ||||||
Agree | 26 | 30.23 | 60 | 69.77 | ||
Disagree | 22 | 33.33 | 44 | 66.67 | 1.1070 | 0.639¶ |
Not sure | 1 | 14.29 | 6 | 85.71 |