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Table 3 Proportion of respondents reporting use of FP methods

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

FP methods use

Distribution (%)

P-value

Overall (n = 3,677)

Females (n = 2,614)

Males (n = 1,063)

Currently using any FP method

50.3

48.6

54.7

0.001*

Currently using a modern FP method

38.7

36.0

45.3

0.000*

Main FP method used

    

Short-term

    

Pills

4.5

4.7

4.1

0.558

Injectable (Depo)

31.1

36.5

19.1

0.000*

Injectable (Sayana Press)

5.9

7.7

2.0

0.000*

Emergency FP

0.7

1.0

0.0

0.013*

Male condoms

20.3

8.6

45.7

0.000*

Female condoms

0.1

0.1

0.0

1.000

Long-term

    

IUD

2.6

2.9

1.9

0.196

Implants

0.2

0.1

0.5

0.095

Permanent

    

Male sterilization

1.6

2.0

0.7

0.029*

Female sterilization

4.0

4.8

2.0

0.004*

Natural

    

Lactational Amenorrhea

5.5

5.2

6.1

0.393

Periodic abstinence

4.1

4.0

4.3

0.785

Withdrawal

18.8

21.7

12.4

0.000*

Others

0.7

0.5

1.2

0.134

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