Table 1 Male Socio-demographic characteristics and the practice of contraception
From: Male characteristics and contraception in four districts of the central region, Ghana
Respondent characteristics | Total (%) | Use of contraception | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
N (%)/Mean ± SD | N (%)/Mean ± SD | |||||
Age (years) | 34.4 ± 10.3 | 36.8 ± 11.5 | < 0.001* | |||
Age at first marriage (years) | 26.1 ± 4.8 | 25.8 ± 5.4 | 0.494* | |||
Age difference with partner | ||||||
Partner ≥ 5 years younger Partner < 5 years younger | 792(47.6) 871(52.4) | 192(24.2) 217(24.8) | 600(75.8) 654(75.2) | 0.807 | ||
Age at first birth | ||||||
< 20 years ≥ 20 years | 88(6.8) 1205(93.2) | 17(19.3) 276(22.9) | 71(80.7) 929(77.1) | 0.522 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Married Not married | 1094(62.8) 648(37.2) | 235(21.5) 190(29.3) | 859(78.5) 458(70.7) | 0.001 | ||
Income level (GHc) | ||||||
Nothing ≤ 200 201–1000 > 1000 | 469(29.7) 460(29.2) 527(33.4) 121(7.7) | 96(20.5) 84(18.3) 151(28.7) 51(42.1) | 373(79.5) 376(81.7) 376(71.3) 70(57.94) | 0.389 < 0.001 < 0.001 | ||
Educational level | ||||||
None Primary Junior secondary Senior secondary Post-secondary | 309(17.7) 296(16.9) 581(33.3) 352(20.5) 204(11.6) | 32(10.4) 53(17.9) 151(26) 110(31.2) 79(38.7) | 277(89.6) 243(82.1) 430(74.0) 242(68.8) 125(61.3) | < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 | ||
Area of residence | ||||||
Coastal Inland | 940(54.0) 802(46.0) | 191(20.3) 234(29.2) | 749(79.7) 568(70.8) | 0.006 | ||