Table 2 Awareness of emergency contraceptive pills and intentions to use the four contraceptive methods by sex (n = 1372)
Characteristic | Category | Total | Men (n = 755) | Women (n = 617) | χ2 (p) or t (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) or mean ± SD | |||||
ECP awareness | |||||
Have you ever heard about ECP? | No | 162 (11.8) | 101 (13.4) | 61 (9.9) | 3.97 (0.05) |
Yes | 1210 (88.2) | 654 (86.6) | 556 (90.1) | ||
ECP use is necessary (n = 1210) | Disagree | 20 (1.7) | 15 (2.3) | 5 (0.9) | 3.59 (0.07) |
Agree | 1190 (98.3) | 639 (97.7) | 551 (99.1) | ||
ECP should be available OTC (n = 1210) | Disagree | 487 (40.2) | 254 (38.8) | 233 (41.9) | 1.18 (0.29) |
Agree | 723 (56.8) | 400 (61.2) | 323 (58.1) | ||
ECP should be prescribed by a doctor (n = 1210) | Disagree | 733 (60.6) | 414 (63.3) | 319 (57.4) | 4.42 (0.04) |
Agree | 477 (39.4) | 240 (36.7) | 237 (42.6) | ||
ECP is necessary for women’s health (n = 1210) | Disagree | 244 (20.2) | 146 (22.3) | 98 (17.6) | 4.12 (0.04) |
Agree | 966 (79.8) | 508 (77.7) | 458 (82.4) | ||
ECP is necessary in cases of | |||||
rape (n = 1210) | Disagree | 4 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 0.03 (1.00) |
Agree | 1206 (99.7) | 652 (99.7) | 554 (99.6) | ||
of condom breakage (n = 1210) | Disagree | 179 (14.8) | 88 (13.5) | 91 (16.4) | 2.02 (0.17) |
Agree | 1031 (85.2) | 566 (86.5) | 465 (83.6) | ||
unwanted sex (n = 1210) | Disagree | 101 (8.3) | 62 (9.5) | 39 (7.0) | 2.39 (0.14) |
Agree | 1109 (91.7) | 592 (90.5) | 517 (93.0) | ||
ECP will reduce unwanted pregnancy (n = 1210) | Disagree | 99 (8.2) | 59 (9.0) | 40 (7.2) | 1.34 (0.29) |
Agree | 1111 (91.8) | 595 (91.0) | 516 (92.8) | ||
ECP can cause sex with multiple partners (n = 1210) | Disagree | 826 (68.3) | 458 (70.0) | 368 (66.2) | 2.05 (0.16) |
Agree | 384 (31.7) | 196 (30.0) | 188 (33.8) | ||
Maximum time for taking ECP (n = 1210) | Within 12 h | 84 (6.9) | 52 (8.0) | 32 (5.8) | 7.61 (0.18) |
Within 24 h | 267 (22.1) | 145 (22.2) | 122 (21.9) | ||
Within 48 h | 343 (28.3) | 182 (27.8) | 161 (29.0) | ||
Within 72 h | 424 (35.0) | 220 (33.6) | 204 (36.7) | ||
Within 120 h | 5 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.7) | ||
I don’t know | 87 (7.2) | 54 (8.3) | 33 (5.9) | ||
Intentions to use contraceptive methods (n = 1372) | |||||
Condom | 12.22 ± 2.54 | 12.36 ± 2.54 | 12.06 ± 2.53 | 4.74 (0.03) | |
Oral contraceptive pill | 6.99 ± 2.95 | 6.70 ± 2.76 | 7.34 ± 3.14 | 16.12 (<0.001) | |
Withdrawal method | 5.60 ± 2.88 | 5.43 ± 2.87 | 5.80 ± 2.87 | 5.73 (0.02) | |
Rhythm method | 6.71 ± 3.39 | 6.56 ± 3.23 | 6.90 ± 3.56 | 3.49 (0.06) | |