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Table 3 Association between sociodemographic variables and mean scores for perceived confidence to use the female condom

From: Perceived confidence to use female condoms among students in Tertiary Institutions of a Metropolitan City, Southwestern, Nigeria

  

Perceived confidence to use a female condom

Mean (SD)

Mean square

F

p

1.

Age

 

 14–19

18.37 ± 3.484

10.814

0.908

0.404

 

 20–24

18.37 ± 3.430

   
 

 25+

17.76 ± 3.466

   

2.

Marital status

 

 Never married

18.30 ± 3.422

7.859

0.660

0.417

 

 Ever married

17.75 ± 3.826

   

3.

Religion

 

 Christianity

18.34 ± 3.484

7.108

0.597

0.440

 

 Islam

18.04 ± 3.362

   

4.

Ethnicity

 

 Yoruba

18.04 ± 3.337

115.589

9.935

0.002*

 

 Others

19.59 ± 3.827

   

5.

Type of institution

 

 Polytechnic student

18.81 ± 3.187

43.715

3.724

0.025*

 

 University student

18.03 ± 3.683

   
 

 College of education

17.66 ± 3.426

   

6.

Level of education

 

 First year

18.50 ± 3.265

16.732

1.410

0.239

 

 Second year

18.57 ± 3.528

   
 

 Third year

17.70 ± 3.364

   
 

 Fourth year

18.15 ± 3.592

   

7.

Family setting

 

 Monogamous

18.34 ± 3.454

5.720

0.480

0.489

 

 Polygamous

18.06 ± 3.449

   

8.

Perception towards female condom

 

 Poor

16.87 ± 3.061

112.623

9.896

0.000*

 

 Fair

18.66 ± 3.519

   
 

 Good

18.75 ± 3.237

   
  1. * Significant associations