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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of reliable contraceptive users

From: Uptake of hormonal contraceptives and correlates of uptake in a phase III clinical trial in rural South Western Uganda

Characteristic

N (col %)

Using a reliable contraceptive

n (row %)

P-value

All participants

807

228 (39.4)

 

Median age years (IQR)

31 (26-38)

30 (25-36)

0.106

Age group(years)

 31+

415 (51.4)

104 (25.1)

0.106

 25-30

240 (29.8)

74 (30.8)

 16 – 24

152 (18.8)

50 (32.9)

Religion

 Christians

701 (86.9)

200 (28.5)

0.652

 Muslim

106 (13.1)

28 (26.4)

Level of education

 None

117 (14.5)

26 (22.2)

0.258

 Primary

548 (67.9)

158 (28.8)

 Secondary+

142 (17.6)

44 (31.0)

Employment status

 Employed full time

99 (12.3)

36 (36.4)

0.025

 Unemployed

592 (73.3)

152 (25.7)

 House wife

116 (14.4)

40 (34.5)

Condom use at the last sex act in the last 4 weeks prior to enrolment

 No

240 (29.7)

70 (29.2)

0.725

 Yes

508 (63.0)

144 (28.3)

 Did not have sex

59 (7.3)

14 (23.7)

  1. Col %); Column percentage