Table 4 Factors associated with douching practice
From: Douching practices among women in the Bolgatanga municipality of the upper east region of Ghana
Variables | Douching practices | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Age | |||
15–20 | 55(41.4%) | 25(37.3%) | 0.891 |
21–30 | 56(42.1%) | 30(44.8%) | |
31–40 | 16(12.0%) | 10(14.9%) | |
41–50 | 5(3.8%) | 2(3.0%) | |
Above 50 | 1(0.8%) | 0(0%) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 84(63.2%) | 48(71.6%) | 0.232 |
Married | 48(36.1%) | 17(25.4%) | |
Divorced | 1(0.8%) | 1(1.5%) | |
Widowed | 0(0%) | 1(1.5%) | |
Educational status | |||
JHS and below | 26(19.5%) | 6(9.0%) | 0.047 |
SHS | 59(44.4%) | 23(34.3%) | |
Tertiary | 48(36.1%) | 38(56.7%) | |
Knowing the dangers of douching | |||
Yes | 68(51.1%) | 62(92.5%) | < 0.001 |
No | 26(19.5%) | 0(0.0%) | |
Don’t know | 39(29.3%) | 5(7.5%) | |