Table 2 Other male 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 | ||||
Social norms score | 32.5 ± 6.3 | 34.2(6.4) | < 0.001* | ||
Individual gender attitudes | |||||
Equitable | 871(50.0) | 248(28.5) | 623(71.5) | ||
Inequitable | 871(50.0) | 177(20.3) | 694(79.7) | 0.001 | |
Controlling behavior | |||||
No | 921(52.9) | 273(29.6) | 648(70.4) | ||
Yes | 821(47.1) | 152(18.5) | 669(81.5) | < 0.001 | |
Decision-making authority | |||||
Not man | 347(19.9) | 118(34.0) | 229(66.0) | ||
Man | 1395(80.1) | 307(22.0) | 1088(78.0) | < 0.001 | |
Perpetrate IPV | |||||
No | 1093(62.7) | 220(20.1) | 873(79.9) | ||
Yes | 649(37.3) | 205(31.6) | 444(68.4) | < 0.001 | |
Life satisfaction score | 14.7 ± 4.0 | 15.1 ± 4.2 | 0.093* | ||
Depression score | 35.8 ± 9.2 | 36.6 ± 9.3 | 0.108* | ||
Substance use | |||||
No | 958(55.0) | 241(25.2) | 717(74.8) | 0.428 | |
Yes | 783(45.0) | 184(23.5) | 599(76.5) | ||
Number of children | 3.57 ± 2.25 | 3.60 ± 2.17 | 0.878 | ||
No. of main sexual partners | |||||
One | 1301(74.7) | 333(25.6) | 968(74.4) | ||
None | 181(10.4) | 15(8.3) | 166(91.7) | < 0.001 | |
More than one | 259(14.9) | 77(29.7) | 182(70.3) | < 0.001 | |
Have other sexual partners | |||||
No | 1315(75.7) | 298(18.6) | 1017(81.4) | 0.002 | |
Yes | 422(24.3) | 123(29.1) | 299(70.9) | ||
Transactional sex | |||||
No | 1275(73.2) | 283(22.2) | 992(77.8) | ||
Yes | 467(26.8) | 142(30.4) | 325(69.6) | 0.001 | |
Wanted first child | |||||
No | 360(27.8) | 103 (28.6) | 257 (71.4) | ||
Yes | 934(72.2) | 190 (20.3) | 744 (79.7) | < 0.001 | |