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Table 4 Correlates between socio-demographic variables and 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 female condom

Poor

Fair

Good

X2

p

1.

Age (years)

 

 14–19

12 (24.5%)

80 (26.9%)

12 (28.6%)

4.588

0.332

 

 20–24

23 (46.9%)

169 (56.9%)

22 (52.4%)

  
 

 25+

14 (28.6%)

48 (16.2%)

8 (19.0%)

  

2.

Marital status

 

 Never married

42 (85.7%)

279 (93.9%)

39 (92.8%)

4.250

0.119

 

 Ever married/cohabiting

7 (14.3%)

18 (6.1%)

3 (7.2%)

  

3.

Religion

 

 Christianity

34 (69.4%)

218 (73.4%)

31 (73.8%)

0.361

0.835

 

 Islam

15 (30.6%)

79 (26.6%)

11 (26.2%)

  

4.

Ethnicity

 

 Yoruba

44 (89.8%)

258 (86.9%)

30 (71.4%)

7.915

0.019*

 

 Others

5 (10.2%)

39 (13.1%)

12 (28.6%)

  

5.

Type of institution

 

 Polytechnic student

14 (28.6%)

126 (42.4%)

19 (45.2%)

6.484

0.166

 

 University student

23 (46.9%)

98 (33.0%)

17 (40.5)

  
 

 College of education student

12 (24.5%)

73 (24.6%)

6 (14.3%)

  

6.

Level of education

 

 First year

7 (14.3%)

64 (21.5%)

9 (21.4%)

6.667

0.353

 

 Second year

15 (30.6%)

109 (36.7%)

19 (45.2%)

  
 

 Third year

17 (34.7%)

76 (25.6%)

6 (14.3%)

  
 

 Fourth year and above

10 (20.4%)

48 (16.2%)

8 (19.1%)

  

7.

Family setting

 

 Monogamous

32 (65.3%)

216 (72.7%)

32 (76.2%)

1.533

0.465

 

 Polygamous

17 (34.7%)

81 (27.3%)

10 (23.8%)

  

8.

Perception towards female condom

 

 Poor

24 (49.0%)

62 (20.9%)

3 (7.1%)

27.755

0.000*

 

 Fair

19 (38.8%)

182 (61.3%)

34 (80.9%)

  
 

 Good

6 (12.2%)

53 (17.8%)

5 (12.0%)

  
  1. * Significant associations