Table 2 Prevalence of condom use by selected socio-demographic characteristics of sexually active young women
Variables | Current condom use | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (N/%) | No (N/%) | ||
Age | *** | ||
15–19 years | 171 (20.0) | 682 (80.0) | |
20–24 years | 245 (13.3) | 1596 (86.7) | |
Place of residence | *** | ||
Urban | 284 (22.4) | 986 (77.4) | |
Rural | 132 (9.3) | 1292 (90.7) | |
Region | ** | ||
Ouest | 192 (17.6) | 900 (82.4) | |
Grand Sud | 66 (18.9) | 284 (81.1) | |
Grand Nord | 78 (15.0) | 442 (85.0) | |
Artibonite | 35 (9.1) | 349 (90.9) | |
Centre | 21 (13.4) | 136 (86.6) | |
Grand’Anse/Nippes | 24 (12.6) | 167 (87.4) | |
Religion | ** | ||
Christian | 379 (16.3) | 1949 (83.7) | |
Non-Christian | 37 (10.1) | 329 (89.9) | |
Education level | *** | ||
Primary or less | 51 (5.9) | 812 (94.1) | |
Secondary | 309 (18.2) | 1385 (81.8) | |
Higher | 56 (40.9) | 81 (59.1) | |
Wealth Index | *** | ||
Poor | 48 (5.4) | 843 (94.6) | |
Middle | 85 (15.2) | 476 (84.8) | |
Rich | 284 (22.9) | 958 (77.1) | |
Currently working | *** | ||
Yes | 67 (9.6) | 632 (90.4) | |
No | 349 (17.5) | 1646 (82.5) | |
Correct knowledge of ovulatory cycle | *** | ||
Yes | 169 (23.1) | 563 (76.9) | |
No | 247 (12.6) | 1715 (87.4) | |
Exposure to mass media FP messages | ns | ||
Yes | 111 (16.8) | 548 (83.2) | |
No | 305 (15.0) | 1730 (85.0) | |
Ever been tested for HIV | ns | ||
Yes | 146 (14.1) | 888 (85.9) | |
No | 270 (16.3) | 1390 (83.7) | |
Age at first sex | *** | ||
Less than 15 | 63 (10.8) | 523 (89.2) | |
15–17 | 237 (15.7) | 1273 (84.3) | |
18 or more | 116 (19.4) | 482 (80.6) | |
Relationship with most recent partner | *** | ||
Spouse | 28 (2.7) | 994 (97.3) | |
Boyfriend but not living together | 380 (23.3) | 1254 (76.7) | |
Others | 8 (21.1) | 30 (78.9) | |
Age difference between partners | ns | ||
Respondent is older | 9 (13.6) | 57 (86.4) | |
Same age | 29 (19.9) | 117 (80.1) | |
Partner is older | 378 (15.2) | 2104 (84.8) | |
Total lifetime number of sex partners | ** | ||
One | 171 (17.4) | 813 (82.6) | |
2–3 | 209 (15.9) | 1109 (84.1) | |
More than 3 | 36 (9.2) | 356 (90.8) | |
Having children | *** | ||
Yes | 47 (4.3) | 1043 (95.7) | |
No | 369 (23.0) | 1235 (77.0) | |
Ideal number of children | * | ||
Less than 3 | 271 (16.8) | 1343 (83.2) | |
3–4 | 138 (13.5) | 887 (86.5) | |
5 or more | 7 (12.7) | 48 (87.3) | |
Frequency of alcohol consumption | *** | ||
Never | 155 (11.6) | 1182 (88.4) | |
Frequently | 48 (18.1) | 217 (81.9) | |
Hardly ever | 213 (19.5) | 879 (80.5) | |
Total | 416 (15.4) | 2278 (84.6) | |