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Table 1 Association between Socio-demographic variables and PPIUCD acceptance among the study participants

From: Correlates of post-partum intra-uterine copper-T devices (PPIUCD) acceptance and retention: an observational study from North India

 

PPIUCD acceptance

p-value

No

Yes

Total

Total

120(40)

180(60)

300(100)

 

Age in years

   

0.592

< 26 years

17(39.5)

26(60.5)

43(100)

 

26–35 years

95(41.1)

136(58.9)

231(100)

 

> 35 years

8(30.8)

18(69.2)

26(100)

 

Education

   

< 0.001

Literate

46(22.9)

155(77.1)

201(100)

 

Illiterate

74(74.7)

25(25.3)

99(100)

 

Occupation

   

< 0.001

Employed

15(34.9)

28(65.1)

43(100)

 

Housewife

90(39.8)

136(60.2)

226(100)

 

Laborers

0

16(100)

16(100)

 

Others

15(100)

0

15(100)

 

Socio-economic status

   

0.001

Poorest

32(58.2)

23(41.8)

55(100)

 

Lower middle

34(36.6)

59(63.4)

93(100)

 

Upper middle

37(46.3)

43(53.8)

80(100)

 

Richest

17(23.6)

55(76.4)

72(100)

 

Religion

   

< 0.001

Hindu

73(39)

114(61)

187(100)

 

Muslim

27(67.5)

13(32.5)

40(100)

 

Christian

15(41.7)

21(58.3)

36(100)

 

Sikhs

5(13.5)

32(86.5)

37(100)

 

Area of residence

   

0.002

Rural

26(27.4)

69(72.6)

95(100)

 

Urban

94(45.9)

111(54.1)

205(100)

 

Family Planning usage in past

   

0.003

No

42(77.8)

12(22.2)

54(100)

 

Yes

108(43.9)

138(56.1)

246(100)

 

Type of Family planning used in the past

   

0.006

Condom

35(42.2)

48(57.8)

83(100)

 

Pills

31(50)

31(50)

62(100)

 

Injectable

18(43.9)

23(56.1)

41(100)

 

Others

24(46.2)

28(53.8)

52(100)

 

IUCD

0

8(100)

8(100)

 

No method

42(77.8)

12(22.2)

54(100)

 

Gravid

   

0.661

Multigravida

43(38.4)

69(61.6)

112(100)

 

Primigravida

77(41)

111(59)

188(100)

 

Time since last childbirth

   

0.086

< 2 years

17(30.4)

39(69.6)

56(100)

 

2–3 years

23(52.3)

21(47.7)

44(100)

 

> 3 years

3(23.1)

10(76.9)

13(100)

 

Not applicable

77(41.2)

110(58.8)

187(100)