Table 4 Perception of the study participants towards contraceptives use
Questions | Response | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Can a woman become pregnant on first-time sexual intercourse? | yes | 130 | 34.8 |
no | 91 | 24.3 | |
not sure | 153 | 40.9 | |
Total | 374 | 100.0 | |
Can a woman get pregnant if she has sex halfway between her menstrual period? | yes | 158 | 42.2 |
no | 96 | 25.7 | |
not sure | 120 | 32.1 | |
Total | 374 | 100.0 | |
Do you think that condoms prevent pregnancy and other diseases? | yes | 243 | 65.0 |
no | 74 | 19.8 | |
not sure | 57 | 15.2 | |
Total | 374 | 100.0 | |
Have you ever been pregnant? | yes | 11 | 2.9 |
no | 363 | 97.1 | |
Total | 374 | 100.0 | |
Currently pregnant | 1 | 9.1 | |
Aborted at clinics | 3 | 27.3 | |
What happened to the pregnancy? | self-abortion | 4 | 36.4 |
Gave live-birth | 3 | 27.3 | |
Total | 11 | 100.0 |