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Table 2 Respondents who had heard of ECPs and their source of information (n = 500)

From: Awareness and attitudes towards emergency contraceptive pills among young people in the entertainment places, Vientiane City, Lao PDR

Variables

Male

Female

Total

Chi-square

P-value

Effect size

 

n = 100

%

n = 400

%

N = 500

%

   

Have Heard of ECPs

         

 Yes

24

24.0

88

22.0

112

22.4

0.184

0.668

0.019

 No

76

76.0

312

78.0

388

77.6

   

Sources of information about ECPs (n = 122)

 
 

Male

Female

Total

   
 

N = 24

%

N = 88

%

N = 112

%

   

 From friends

         

 Yes

14

58.3

42

47.7

56

50

1.859

0.357

0.123

 No

10

41.7

46

52.3

56

50

   

 From health personnel

         

 Yes

5

20.8

22

25.0

27

24.1

0.178

0.672

0.040

 No

19

79.2

66

75.0

85

75.9

   

 From media ( Radio, TV, magazine, etc.)

         

 Yes

5

20.8

22

25.0

27

24.1

0.178

0.672

0.040

 No

19

79.2

66

75.0

85

75.9

   

 From mother or sister

         

 Yes

2

8.3

22

25.0

24

21.4

3.11

0.078

0.166

 No

22

91.7

66

75.0

88

78.6

   

 From pharmacy

         

 Yes

3

12.5

8

9.1

11

9.8

.247

0.700

0.047

 No

21

87.5

80

90.9

101

90.2

   
  1. Note: .10 - small effect size.
  2. .30 - medium effect size.
  3. .50 - large effect size.