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Table 5 Reasons for choosing different contraceptive methods (%)

From: The socioeconomic and lifestyle determinants of contraceptive use among Chinese college students: a cross-sectional study

 

Oral/injectable contraceptiveb

  

Condomb

  

ECsb

  

male

female

χ2

Pra

male

female

χ2

Pra

male

female

χ2

Pra

n = 101

n = 55

  

n = 1122

n = 956

  

n = 141

n = 70

  

Sexual partner’s request

49

33

3.62

0.06

26

15

38.59

< 0.01

26

24

0.07

0.79

Accessibility

22

24

0.07

0.79

23

19

5.01

0.03

23

16

0.95

0.33

Affordability

21

20

0.01

0.91

12

8

9.43

< 0.01

15

7

2.02

0.16

Practicality

36

49

2.67

0.10

58

59

0.09

0.76

51

69

3.94

0.05

Efficacy

47

44

0.12

0.73

65

64

0.39

0.53

58

54

0.22

0.64

Few side effects

27

36

1.57

0.21

64

70

8.33

< 0.01

53

56

0.10

0.75

Little influence on sexual sensation during intercourse

15

20

0.68

0.41

13

10

3.48

0.06

17

26

1.34

0.25

Others

1

4

1.32

0.25

1

1

0.65

0.42

2

4

0.55

0.46

  1. aPr for chi-square test
  2. bStudents who reported specific contraceptive use during last sexual intercourse were asked to provide reasons for contraception