Table 5 Association between participants’ characteristics and modern contraceptive uptake

Age group

1.562

0.668

 < or equal 20

3 (27.3)

8 (72.7)

 21-30

47 (43.9)

60 (56.1)

 31-40

37 (46.8)

42 (53.2)

 > or equal to 41

7 (41.2)

10 (58.8)

Religion

1.829

0.401

 Muslim

84 (43.1)

111 (56.9)

 Christian

10 (55.6)

8 (44.4)

 No religion

0 (0)

1 (100)

Education level

8.982

0.011

 Primary/below

28 (41.2)

40 (58.8)

 Secondary

37 (37)

63 (63)

 college/ university

29 (63)

17 (37)

Marital status

0.788

0.375

 With a partner/married

80 (42.8)

107 (57.2)

 No partner (single, widow, divorced)

14 (51.9)

13 (48.1)

Occupation

4.857

0.028

 Employed (self, civil servant, private)

55 (51.4)

52 (48.6)

 Not employed (Housewife)

39 (36.4)

68 (63.6)

Fear of side effects

0.251

0.617

 Yes

54 (42.5)

73 (57.5)

 No

40 (46)

47 (54)

Modern contraceptives stoke out

0.553

0.457

 Yes

7 (50)

7 (50)

 No

87 (43.3)

114 (56.7)

Distance

1.066

0.302

 Yes

7 (43.8)

9 (56.2)

 No

85 (42.9)

113 (57.1)

Staff competence

3.892

0.089

 Yes

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

 No

89 (42.8)

119 (57.2)

Fear of divorce

0.36

0.548

 Yes

64 (45.4)

77 (54.6)

 No

30 (41.1)

43 (558.8)

Poor awareness/ knowledge

0.513

0.474

 Yes

4 (57.1)

3 (42.9)

 No

90 (43.5)

117 (56.5)