Table 5 The association between selected client characteristics and LARC ever-use among urban and rural clients (n = 180)
Client characteristic | Urban (N = 120) | P a | Rural (N = 60) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age (Years) | ||||
 17–24 | 7 (12.5%) | Ref. | 3 (17.7%) | Ref. |
 25–29 | 6 (19.4%) | 0.394 | 8 (36.4%) | 0.206 |
 30–49 | 10 (30.3%) | 0.044 | 8 (38.1%) | 0.176 |
Education statusb | ||||
 None or primary | 8 (14.0%) | Ref. | - | - |
 Secondary level | 7 (16.3%) | 0.784 | - | - |
 Tertiary level | 8 (40.0%) | 0.014 | - | - |
Number of children | ||||
 0–1 | 5 (13.5%) | Ref. | 2 (16.7%) | Ref. |
 2–3 | 10 (16.7%) | 0.677 | 7 (33.3%) | 0.310 |
  ≥ 4 | 8 (34.8%) | 0.059 | 10 (37.0%) | 0.216 |
Still desired children | ||||
 No | 11 (30.1%) | Ref. | 11 (44.0%) | Ref. |
 Yes | 12 (14.3%) | 0.042 | 8 (22.9%) | 0.087 |
Partner supportive of contraceptive use | ||||
 No | 3 (11.1%) | Ref. | 4 (36.4%) | Ref. |
 Yes | 20 (21.5%) | 0.236 | 15 (30.6%) | 0.711 |
Agreed with contraceptives cause cancer | ||||
 No | 8 (16.7%) | Ref. | 5 (23.8%) | Ref. |
 Yes | 14 (21.9%) | 0.493 | 12 (35.3%) | 0.373 |
Agreed with contraceptives cause birth defects | ||||
 No | 11 (21.2%) | Ref. | 13 (34.2%) | Ref. |
 Yes | 11 (16.9%) | 0.561 | 6 (27.3%) | 0.578 |
Agreed with contraceptives cause infertility | ||||
 No | 11 (18.6%) | Ref. | 14 (35.0%) | Ref. |
 Yes | 11 (18.6%) | 1.0 | 5 (25.0%) | 0.434 |