Table 4 Association between participant characteristics and Metronidazole use for contraception
Used Metronidazole as an emergency contraceptive | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Yes | No | p-value |
Age group | 0.21 | ||
18–21 | 71(68.9) | 32(31.1) | |
22–25 | 90(58.1) | 65(41.9) | |
26–29 | 8(61.5) | 5(38.5) | |
Distribution of respondents per three Universities University | 0.01* | ||
University of Dodoma | 74(70.5) | 31(29.5) | |
St. John's University of Tanzania | 46(41.8) | 64(58.2) | |
College of Business Education | 49(87.5) | 7(12.5) | |
Distribution respondents per study year Year of study | 0.01* | ||
First year | 31(59.6) | 21(40.4) | |
Second year | 89(71.8) | 35(28.2) | |
Third year | 46(68.7) | 21(31.3) | |
Fourth year | 3(10.7) | 25(89.3) | |
Distribution of respondents per marital status Marital status | 0.537 | ||
Single | 159(62.8) | 94(37.2) | |
Married | 10(55.6) | 8(44.4) | |
Information on EC & Use of Metro Ever heard about emergency contraceptive methods | 0.717 | ||
No | 1(50) | 1(50) | |
Yes | 168(62.5) | 101(37.5) | |
Heard of someone using Metronidazole as an emergency contraceptive | 0.01* | ||
No | 1(2.9) | 34(97.1) | |
Yes | 169(71.3) | 67(28.7) | |