Sociodemographic characteristics
| Total (n=1047) | First time IUD user (n=697) | Previous IUD user (n=350) | χ2 test of significance† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p Value | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 21–25 | 211 (20.2) | 195 (28.0) | 16 (4.6) | 0.000*** |
| 26–30 | 267 (25.5) | 209 (30.0) | 58 (16.6) | 0.000*** |
| 31–35 | 245 (23.4) | 157 (22.5) | 88 (25.1) | 0.345 |
| 36–40 | 166 (15.9) | 81 (11.6) | 85 (24.3) | 0.000*** |
| 41–45 | 116 (11.1) | 47 (6.7) | 69 (19.7) | 0.000*** |
| >45 | 42 (4.0) | 8 (1.2) | 34 (9.7) | 0.000*** |
| Nationality | ||||
| Argentinian | 538 (51.4) | 330 (47.4) | 208 (59.4) | 0.001** |
| Other nationalities | 509 (48.6) | 367 (52.7) | 142 (40.6) | 0.001** |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 931 (88.9) | 624 (89.5) | 307 (87.7) | 0.378 |
| Evangelical | 47 (4.5) | 32 (4.6) | 15 (4.3) | 0.822 |
| No religion | 45 (4.5) | 24 (3.4) | 21 (6.0) | 0.054 |
| Other | 24 (2.3) | 17 (2.5) | 7 (2.0) | 0.654 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary | 448 (42.8) | 304 (43.6) | 144 (41.1) | 0.446 |
| Secondary | 501 (47.9) | 336 (48.2) | 165 (47.1) | 0.745 |
| More than secondary | 98 (9.4) | 57 (8.2) | 41 (11.7) | 0.064 |
| Employed | ||||
| Employed | 30 (2.9) | 15 (2.2) | 15 (4.3) | 0.008** |
| Domestically employed | 114 (10.9) | 65 (9.3) | 49 (14.0) | 0.008** |
| Unemployed | 903 (86.3) | 617 (88.5) | 286 (81.7) | 0.003** |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 402 (38.4) | 224 (32.1) | 178 (50.9) | 0.000*** |
| Single | 366 (35.0) | 276 (39.6) | 90 (25.7) | 0.000*** |
| Separated/divorced | 37 (3.5) | 11 (1.6) | 26 (7.4) | 0.000*** |
| Widowed | 6 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.9) | 0.388 |
| In a relationship | 236 (22.5) | 183 (26.3) | 53 (15.1) | 0.000*** |
| Parity | ||||
| Nulliparous | 217 (20.7) | 160 (23.0) | 57 (16.3) | 0.012* |
| Parous (1–2 births) | 557 (53.2) | 374 (53.7) | 183 (52.3) | 0.675 |
| Parous (>2 births) | 273 (26.1) | 163 (23.4) | 110 (31.4) | 0.005** |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
†χ2 test for significance between first-time and previous IUD recipients at α=0.05.
IUD, intrauterine device.