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Table 2 Knowledge of different FP services by sex of respondent

From: Sex differences in family planning knowledge, attitudes, and use in Uganda

Measure

Distribution (%)

P-value

Overall

n = 4,352

Females

n = 3,061

Males

n = 1,291

Ever heard of any family planning method

97.4

97.8

96.4

0.006*

Ever heard of any modern family planning method

97.2

97.6

96.2

0.012*

Aware of all modern FP methods

0.97

1.08

0.70

0.240

Knowledge of specific FP methods

    

Injectables

83.6

89.5

69.5

0.000*

Pills

74.8

79.2

64.4

0.000*

Implants

66

73

49.3

0.000*

Male condoms

60.3

53.3

77.1

0.000*

IUD

53.9

60.6

38

0.000*

Periodic abstinence

16.6

18.1

13

0.000*

Withdrawal

15

14

17.2

0.008*

Female condoms

14.2

14.5

13.7

0.429

Female sterilization

13.5

14.7

10.7

0.000*

Male sterilization

11.7

9.9

16

0.000*

Emergency FP pills

9.2

9.8

7.7

0.024*

Lactational Amenorrhea

6.4

7.9

2.7

0.000*

  1. * Implies statistically significant results at 5 % level of significance