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Table 3 Distribution of SRH knowledge level

From: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge of women: a cross-sectional study among the women experienced abortion in urban slums, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Variables

Knowledge level

p-value

Poor

Intermediate

Good/high

Age groups

0.013

  < 20

30 (55.56%)

15 (27.78%)

9 (16.67%)

 

 20–29

58 (32.40%)

74 (41.34%)

47 (26.26%)

 

 30 and above

31 (29.52%)

41 (39.05%)

33 (31.435)

 

Education

0.118

 None

30 (43.48%)

27 (39.13%)

12 (17.39%)

 

 Primary

44 (36.67%)

45 (37.50%)

31 (25.83%)

 

 Secondary

28 (36.36%)

24 (31.17%)

25 (32.47%)

 

 Higher

17 (23.21%)

34 (47.22%)

21 (29.17%)

 

Occupation

0.067

 Housewife

76 (32.62%)

91 (39.06%)

66 (28.33%)

 

 Garment worker

12 (27.91%)

21 (48.84%)

10 (23.26%)

 

 Others

31 (50.00%)

18 (29.03%)

13 (20.97%)

 

Wealth index

0.017

 Poorest

27 (36.00%)

33 (44.00%)

15 (20.00%)

 

 Poorer

25 (40.32%)

21 (33.87%)

16 (25.81%)

 

 Middle

34 (51.52%)

16 (24.24%)

16 (24.24%)

 

 Rich

18 (26.47%)

28 (41.18%)

22 (32.35%)

 

 Richest

15 (22.39%)

32 (47.76%)

20 (29.85%)

 

Duration of marriage

0.218

 0–5 years

57 (41.91%)

48 (35.29%)

31 (22.79%)

 

 6–10 years

26 (35.14%)

27 (36.49%)

21 (28.38%)

 

 10 + years

36 (28.13%)

55 (42.97%)

37 (28.91%)

 

Age at marriage

0.057

  < 18 years

84 (39.07%)

73 (33.95%)

58 (26.98%)

 

 18 and above

35 (28.46%)

57 (46.34%)

31 (25.20%)

 

Experience of stillbirth

0.341

 No stillbirth

108 (36.49%)

110 (37.16%)

78 (26.35%)

 

 Stillbirth

11 (26.19%)

20 (47.62%)

11 (26.19%)

 

Post abortion family planning counselling

0.006

 No

37 (50.00%)

25 (33.78%)

12 (16.22%)

 

 Yes

82 (31.06%)

105 (39.77%)

77 (29.17%)

 

Consult FP with husband

0.314

 No

13 (41.94%)

8 (25.81%)

10 (32.26%)

 

 Yes

106 (34.53%)

122 (39.74%)

79 (25.73%)

 

Use FP method

0.579

 No method

70 (37.43%)

71 (37.97%)

46 (24.60%)

 

 Yes

49 (32.45%)

59 (39.07%)

43 (28.48%)

 

Exposed to abuse

0.433

 Yes

28 (41.79%)

24 (35.82%)

15 (22.39%)

 

 No

91 (33.58%)

106 (39.11%)

74 (27.31%)

 

Total

119 (35.21%)

130 (38.46%)

89 (26.33%)

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