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Table 1 Distribution of the variables

From: Pregnancy risk during menstrual cycle: misconceptions among urban men in India

Variables

Number of cases

Percentage distribution

Variables

Number of cases

Percentage distribution

Ever Discussed FP with Wife

  

Residence

  

 Yes

4193

80.62

 Non-Slum

2675

51.43

 No

1008

19.38

 Slum

2526

48.57

Caste

  

Religion

  

 SC/ST

1158

22.26

 Hindu

4123

79.27

 OBC

2031

39.06

 Non Hindu

1078

20.73

 General

2012

38.68

   

Wealth Status

  

Society Encourages MFP Methods

  

 Lower

826

15.88

 Yes

3029

58.24

 Middle

3304

63.53

 No

580

11.15

 Upper

1071

20.59

 Don’t know

1592

30.61

Media Exposure

  

Information about Pregnancy Risk

  

 Exposed to media

4519

86.89

 True Information (Know the concept)

1051

20.21

 Not exposed to media

682

13.11

 False Information (Don’t Know)

4150

79.79

Age

  

Education

  

 Below 30 Yrs

1212

23.30

 No Education

518

09.96

 (30–34) Yrs

924

17.77

 Primary

676

13.00

 (35–39) Yrs

993

19.09

 Secondary

2811

54.04

 (40–44) Yrs

884

17.00

 Higher

1196

23.00

 Above 44 Yrs

1188

22.84