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Table 3 Unadjusted (crude) associations with awareness of emergency contraception among sexually active women attending public sector clinics in the Western Cape Province, South Africa (n = 831)

From: Knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women in the Western Cape province of South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic, %

Heard of EC n = 252

Not heard of EC n = 579

p-value 1

Total

30.4

69.6

 

Region

   

   Urban

34.9

65.1

<0.001

   Rural

16.5

83.5

 

Age (years)

   

   15–19

23.1

76.9

0.009

   20–39

34.2

65.8

 

   40–49

27.4

72.6

 

Education

   

   Less than high school (None/primary)

11.6

88.4

<0.001

   Some high school or greater

33.4

66.6

 

Marital status

   

   Married

33.8

60.2

<0.001

   Unmarried

25.3

74.7

 

Main language spoken

   

   Xhosa

12.1

87.9

<0.001

   Afrikaans

40.6

59.4

 

   English

80.6

19.4

 

   Other

50.0

50.0

 

Last pregnancy unintended

   

   Yes

29.0

71.0

0.020

   No

37.3

62.7

 

Method used for pregnancy prevention at last sexual intercourse

   

   No method

30.1

69.9

0.013

   Oral contraceptive

56.0

44.0

 

   Injectable

30.6

69.4

 

   Male condom

24.7

75.3

 

   Female sterilization

29.9

70.1

 
  1. 1. P-values are calculated using chi-square and Fisher's exact tests, as appropriate