Table 2 Percentage distribution of men regarding the perception about pregnancy risk during menstrual cycle
From: Pregnancy risk during menstrual cycle: misconceptions among urban men in India
Highest chance of conception |  | Just before period begins | During period | Right afterperiod ends | Halfway betweentwo periods | Don’t know | Total count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Non-Slum | 1.16 | 06.95 | 59.07 | 21.12 | 11.70 | 2675 |
Slum | 1.39 | 10.33 | 55.42 | 19.24 | 13.62 | 2526 | |
Caste | SC/ST | 1.21 | 10.71 | 57.43 | 15.63 | 15.02 | 1158 |
OBC | 1.58 | 08.71 | 56.97 | 21.27 | 11.47 | 2031 | |
General | 0.99 | 07.26 | 57.55 | 21.77 | 12.43 | 2012 | |
Religion | Hindu | 1.33 | 08.68 | 60.44 | 17.12 | 12.43 | 4123 |
Non Hindu | 1.05 | 08.41 | 53.77 | 22.06 | 15.24 | 1078 | |
Education | No Education | 2.80 | 08.41 | 56.07 | 13.08 | 19.64 | 518 |
Primary | 0.84 | 11.81 | 53.43 | 17.99 | 15.93 | 676 | |
Secondary | 1.37 | 09.33 | 56.81 | 19.09 | 13.40 | 2811 | |
Higher | 1.18 | 05.27 | 60.51 | 24.40 | 08.64 | 1196 | |
Age | Below 30 Yrs | 0.99 | 09.57 | 57.84 | 17.24 | 14.36 | 1212 |
(30–34) Yrs | 1.30 | 07.14 | 61.36 | 19.59 | 10.61 | 924 | |
(35–39) Yrs | 1.21 | 09.06 | 56.80 | 20.44 | 12.49 | 993 | |
(40–44) Yrs | 1.58 | 07.58 | 56.45 | 21.61 | 12.78 | 884 | |
Above 44 Yrs | 1.35 | 09.09 | 54.63 | 22.47 | 12.46 | 1188 | |
Media Exposure | Exposed to media | 1.33 | 08.92 | 57.47 | 20.40 | 11.88 | 4519 |
Not exposed to media | 0.88 | 06.45 | 56.16 | 18.91 | 17.60 | 682 | |
Society encourages MFP methods | Yes | 1.16 | 08.02 | 53.55 | 24.30 | 12.97 | 3029 |
No | 3.10 | 15.17 | 57.59 | 13.10 | 11.04 | 580 | |
Don’t know | 0.82 | 07.29 | 64.32 | 15.01 | 12.56 | 1592 | |
Wealth Status | Lower | 1.21 | 11.50 | 54.96 | 17.19 | 15.14 | 826 |
Middle | 1.30 | 07.63 | 58.23 | 20.25 | 12.59 | 3304 | |
Upper | 1.21 | 09.34 | 56.21 | 22.41 | 10.83 | 1071 | |
Discussed FP with wife | Yes | 1.14 | 07.35 | 56.79 | 23.83 | 10.89 | 4193 |
No | 1.79 | 13.79 | 59.42 | 05.16 | 19.84 | 1008 |