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Table 3 Chi-square statistics showing factors association with ever use of any family planning methods and any modern methods

From: Maternal health care visits as predictors of contraceptive use among childbearing women in a medically underserved state in Nigeria

Variable

Ever used any methods (n = 206)

p value

Any modern method (n = 189)

p value

Age

 20 and below (n = 37)

9 (24.3)

< 0.05

7 (18.9)

< 0.05

 21–25 (n = 102)

56 (54.9)

 

50 (49.0)

 

 26–30 (n = 113)

68 (60.2)

 

64 (56.6)

 

 31–35 (n = 72)

47 (65.3)

 

43 (59.7)

 

 36–40 (n = 37)

20 (54.1)

 

20 (54.1)

 

 Above 40 (n = 11)

6 (54.5)

 

5 (45.5)

 

Parity

 One child (n = 93)

43 (46.2)

> 0.05

41 (44.1)

> 0.5

 Two children (n = 83)

45 (54.2)

 

44 (53.0)

 

 More than two children (n = 196)

118 (60.2)

 

104 (53.1)

 

Place of residence

 Urban (n = 71)

53 (74.6)

< 0.001

51 (71.8)

< 0.001

 Peri-urban (n = 110)

84 (76.4)

 

80 (72.7)

 

 Rural (n = 191)

69 (36.1)

 

58 (30.4)

 

Level of education

 No schooling (n = 75)

25 (33.3)

< 0.001

19 (25.3)

< 0.001

 Primary (n = 86)

47 (56.0)

 

44 (51.2)

 

 Secondary (n = 131)

75 (57.3)

 

71 (54.2)

 

 Higher degree (n = 80)

58 (72.5)

 

55 (68.8)

 

Religion

 Christianity (n = 236)

144 (61.0)

< 0.05

135 (57.2)

< 0.05

 Islam (n = 136)

62 (45.6)

 

54 (39.7)

 

Mobile phone ownership

 Yes (n = 296)

182 (61.5)

< 0.001

166 (56.1)

< 0.001

 No (n = 76)

24 (31.6)

 

23 (30.3)

 

Access to TV

 Yes (n = 310)

196 (63.2)

< 0.001

180 (58.12)

< 0.001

 No (n = 62)

10 (16.1)

 

9 (14.5)

 

Owned bank account

 Yes (n = 122)

83 (68.0)

< 0.001

80 (65.6)

< 0.001

 No (n = 250)

123 (49.2)

 

109 (43.6)

 

Access to Internet

 Yes (n = 69)

49 (71.0)

< 0.05

48 (69.6)

> 0.001

 No (n = 303)

157 (51.8)

 

141 (46.5)

 

Marital status

 Currently married (n = 354)

201 (56.8)

< 0.05

186 (52.5)

< 0.05

 Formerly married (n = 6)

3 (50.0)

 

1 (16.7)

 

 Never married (n = 12)

2 (16.7)

 

2 (16.7)

 

Measure of social status

 Low SES (n = 73)

60 (43.8)

< 0.001

50 (36.5)

< 0.001

 Middle SES (n = 141)

88 (62.4)

 

83 (58.9)

 

 High SES (n = 137)

50 (68.5)

 

48 (65.8)

 

Health care visit for antenatal care

 Yes (n = 338)

198 (58.6)

< 0.001

183 (54.1)

< 0.001

 No (n = 34)

8 (23.5)

 

6 (17.6)

 

Place of ANC

 Tertiary, secondary and private (n = 179)

126 (70.4)

< 0.001

118 (65.9)

< 0.001

 PHC (n = 159)

72 (45.3)

 

65 (40.9)

 

 Home (n = 34)

8 (23.5)

 

6 (17.6)

 

Who assisted during childbirth

 Skilled health worker (n = 254)

155 (61.0)

< 0.001

145 (57.1)

< 0.001

 Unskilled attendants (n = 118)

51 (43.2)

 

44 (37.3)

 

Health care visit for childbirth

 Yes (tertiary, secondary and private) (n = 144)

104 (72.2)

< 0.001

100 (69.4)

< 0.001

 PHC (n = 70)

31 (44.3)

 

28 (40.0)

 

 Not in health facility (n = 158)

71 (44.9)

 

61 (38.6)

 

Availability of health facility in community of residence

 Yes (n = 225)

151 (67.1)

< 0.001

145 (64.4)

< 0.001

 No (n = 147)

55 (37.4)

 

44 (29.9)

 
  1. SES socioeconomic status