Table 3 Bivariate analyses of socioeconomics characteristics by choice of modern method of contraception
From: Socioeconomic determinants of use and choice of modern contraceptive methods in Ghana
Variables | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LARC | SAC | Permanent/other | p value | LARC | SAC | Permanent/other | p-value | |
(N = 229) | (N = 624) | (N = 37) | (N = 1026) | (N = 568) | (N = 131) | |||
Age | 38 | 31 | 40 | 0.00 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 0.00 |
Health insured | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.25 |
HIV tested | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.01 |
Engaged in early sex | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.62 |
Urban | 0.44 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 0.08 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.01 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Unmarried | 0.07 | 0.67 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.00 |
Monogamous union | 0.86 | 0.31 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.00 |
Polygamous union | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||||
Poorest | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
Poorer | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.01 |
Middle | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.52 |
Richer | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
Richest | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.01 |
Educational attainment | ||||||||
None | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
Basic | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
Secondary | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.03 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.00 |
Tertiary | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.94 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Religious affiliation | ||||||||
Catholic | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
Charismatic | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.92 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.14 |
Other Christian | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.51 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.16 |
Islam | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.82 |
Traditional | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.95 |
None | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.29 |
Administrative region | ||||||||
Western | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.45 |
Central | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.18 |
Greater Accra | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.29 |
Volta | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
Eastern | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.29 |
Ashanti | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.34 |
Brong Ahafo | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.16 |
Northern | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Upper East | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Upper West | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |