Table 2 The relationship between individuals’ characteristics and the reproductive intention during COVID- 19 pandemic
From: Comparing reproductive intentions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Individual characteristics | Reproductive intention | p-Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I want to get pregnant right now | I don’t want to get pregnant right now | I do not want to get pregnant at all | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Age (years) | < 20 | 2 | 9.5 | 19 | 90.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 *p < |
20–29 | 9 | 6.3 | 92 | 64.3 | 42 | 29.4 | ||
30–39 | 7 | 4.9 | 38 | 26.6 | 98 | 68.5 | ||
40–49 | 4 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 92 | 94.8 | ||
Level of education | < Diploma | 1 | 0.9 | 30 | 27.2 | 79 | 71.9 | 0.001 *p < |
Diploma | 9 | 5.4 | 66 | 39.7 | 91 | 54.9 | ||
University education | 12 | 9.3 | 54 | 42.1 | 62 | 48.6 | ||
Spouses’ level of education | < Diploma | 5 | 3.5 | 38 | 27 | 98 | 69.5 | 0.006 *p = |
Diploma | 6 | 3.2 | 53 | 28.6 | 126 | 68.2 | ||
University education | 11 | 8.0 | 59 | 43.0 | 67 | 49.0 | ||
Occupation | Housewife | 13 | 4.1 | 129 | 40.6 | 176 | 55.3 | 0.004 *p = |
Employed | 9 | 10.5 | 21 | 24.4 | 56 | 65.1 | ||
Spouses’ occupation | Employee | 3 | 3.8 | 31 | 39.7 | 44 | 54.5 | 0.72= *p |
Selfemployed | 19 | 5.8 | 119 | 36.5 | 188 | 57.7 | ||
Residence | Urban | 14 | 5.8 | 82 | 33.9 | 146 | 60.3 | 0.25 = *p |
Rural | 8 | 4.9 | 68 | 42 | 86 | 53.1 | ||
Socio-economic status | Unfavorable | 3 | 4.2 | 23 | 32.9 | 44 | 62.9 | 0.001 *p < |
Relatively favorable | 8 | 3.0 | 107 | 39.8 | 154 | 57.2 | ||
Favorable | 11 | 16.9 | 20 | 30.8 | 34 | 52.3 | ||
Frequency of sexual intercourse | 2 (wk)-1 | 5 | 3.3 | 57 | 37.7 | 89 | 58.9 | 0.05=*p |
3 (wk)-2 | 9 | 7.9 | 47 | 41.2 | 58 | 50.9 | ||
4 (wk)-3 | 5 | 12.5 | 18 | 45.0 | 17 | 42.5 | ||
> 4 (wk) | 1 | 7.1 | 6 | 42.9 | 7 | 50.0 | ||
1–2 (month) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27.5 | 37 | 72.5 | ||