Table 3 Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Contraceptive Methods by Year of study
Year of study | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Overall | Year −1 | Year-2 | Year-3+ | |
N (%)* | N (%)* | N (%)* | N (%)* | P-values | |
Modern contraceptive services and commodities are inaccessible | |||||
Agree | 969 (23.6) | 307 (25.1) | 374 (22.5) | 288 (23.6) | 0.7289 |
Not easy to discuss sexual issues with partner | |||||
Agree | 684 (24.4) | 184 (27.2) | 274 (25.5) | 226 (20.8) | 0.2300 |
Couple counseling can improve male involvement in contraceptive use | |||||
Agree | 913 (96.2) | 280 (97.5) | 354 (94.6) | 279 (96.8) | 0.9499 |
Contraceptive are for females only | |||||
Agree | 971 (6.1) | 308 (6.5) | 376 (4.8) | 287 (7.3) | 0.7226 |
Contraceptives are acceptable in our University community | |||||
Agree | 975 (93.0) | 309 (94.8) | 377 (94.4) | 289 (89.3) | 0.6185 |
Contraceptives benefits males too | |||||
Agree | 989 (97.8) | 311 (96.7) | 386 (98.4) | 292 (97.9) | 0.8928 |
Contraceptives is not for the poor | |||||
Agree | 986 (21.3) | 311 (22.8) | 384 (21.1) | 291 (19.9) | 0.4829 |
It is wrong to use contraceptives | |||||
Agree | 989 (20.4) | 314 (20.1) | 383 (20.6) | 292 (20.5) | 0.9019 |