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Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, by ECP user status

From: A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice of emergency contraception among university students in Cameroon

Parameter

Previous ECP user (n = 49) N (%)

ECP non-user (n = 615) N (%)

OR or MD (95% CI)

p-value

   

MD (95% CI)

 

Mean age (range)

21.7 (18–25)

20.9 (16–40)

-0.80 (-0.07, 1.67)

0.073

Mean age at first sexual relation (range)

17.2 (16–20)

17.3 (14–23)

-0.10 (-1.26, 1.06)

0.866

Sex

  

OR (95% CI)

 

Male

13 (26.5)

367 (59.7)

1

0.103

Female

36 (74.5)

248 (40.3)

0.55 (0.25–1.17)

 

Marital status*

    

Married (n = 18)

2 (4.1)

16 (2.6)

1

0.512

Single (n = 636)

47 (95.9)

589 (97.4)

1.57 (0.24–6.16)

 

Sexually active

    

Yes

49 (100.0)

540 (87.8)

1

0.004

No

0 (0.0)

75 (12.2)

infinity (2 to infinity)

 

Had been pregnant or impregnated someone

    

Yes

4 (8.2)

47 (7.6)

1

0.678

No

45 (91.8)

568 (92.4)

1.07 (0.32–2.90)

 

Has aborted (females only)*

    

Yes (n = 25)

2 (5.6)

23 (9.4)

1

0.648

No (n = 255)

34 (94.4)

221 (90.6)

0.57 (0.09–2.19)

 
  1. * All respondents with missing responses were excluded from the analyses
  2. ECP = Emergency contraceptive pill; OR = odds ratio; MD = difference between the two means