Table 2 Bivariate analysis showing awareness of emergency contraception by background characteristics
From: Unplanned pregnancy-risks and use of emergency contraception: a survey of two Nigerian Universities
Variables | Ever heard of pills that can prevent pregnancy after sex | P-value | Name the pills | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Postinor | Non EC pills | I cannot remember | ||||
All | 214 (63.1) | 158 (77.5) | 35 (17.2) | 11 (5.4) | ||
Age | ||||||
≤ 19 | 47 (49.5) | 0.00 | 35 (74.5) | 10 (21.3) | 2 (4.3) | 0.10 |
20–23 | 123 (63.4) | 84 (73.7) | 22 (19.3) | 8 (7.0) | ||
≥ 24 | 43 (89.6) | 39 (92.9) | 3 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Year of study | ||||||
First | 31 (47.0) | 0.04 | 18 (60.0) | 10 (33.3) | 2 (6.7) | 0.12 |
Second | 47 (64.4) | 37 (82.2) | 5 (11.1) | 3 (6.7) | ||
Third | 57 (65.5) | 47 (85.5) | 6 (10.9) | 2 (3.6) | ||
Fourth | 59 (68.6) | 44 (80.0) | 9 (16.4) | 2 (3.6) | ||
Fifth | 20 (74.1) | 12 (63.2) | 5 (26.3) | 2 (10.5) | ||
Place of residence in school | ||||||
University residence | 58 (58.6) | 0.16 | 39 (69.6) | 11 (19.6) | 6 (10.7) | 0.09 |
Off campus residence | 156 (65.0) | 119 (80.4) | 24 (16.2) | 5 (3.4) | ||
Place of residence outside school | ||||||
Rural | 62 (62.0) | 0.44 | 41 (71.9) | 13 (22.8) | 3 (5.3) | 0.41 |
Urban | 152 (63.6) | 117 (79.6) | 22 (15.0) | 8 (5.4) | ||