Background characteristics of levonorgestrel 1.5 mg pericoital pill adopters and non-adopters
| Characteristic | Adopters (n=266) (n (%)) | Non-adopters (n=302) (n (%)) | All (n=568) (n (%)) | P value |
| Mean age (years) (SD) | 26.4 (5) | 25.6 (5) | 25.9 (5) | 0.098 |
| Marital satus | ||||
| Single, never married | 170 (63.9) | 208 (68.9) | 378 (66.5) | 0.447 |
| Married | 87 (32.7) | 86 (28.5) | 173 (30.5) | |
| Divorced, widowed, separated | 9 (3.4) | 8 (2.7) | 17 (3.0) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Primary/secondary incomplete | 14 (5.3) | 18 (6.0) | 32 (5.6) | 0.932 |
| Secondary complete | 116 (43.6) | 132 (43.7) | 248 (43.7) | |
| Higher | 136 (51.1) | 152 (50.3) | 288 (50.7) | |
| Has a child/children (% yes) | 147 (55.3) | 137 (45.4) | 284 (50.0) | 0.019 |
| Want a/another child (% yes) | 220 (82.7) | 249 (82.6) | 469 (82.6) | 0.975 |
| If you were to find out that you were pregnant today, would this be a problem? | ||||
| Yes, a big problem | 62 (23.3) | 63 (20.9) | 125 (22.0) | 0.744 |
| Yes, a small problem | 53 (19.9) | 59 (19.5) | 112 (19.7) | |
| No, it would not be a problem | 151 (56.7) | 180 (59.6) | 331 (58.3) | |
| Ever used a modern method | 237 (89.1) | 254 (84.1) | 491 (86.4) | 0.299 |
| Type of method previously used* | ||||
| Emergency contraception | 126 (47.4) | 132 (43.7) | 258 (45.4) | 0.715 |
| Male condom | 117 (44.0) | 137 (45.4) | 254 (44.7) | 0.359 |
| Female condom | 4 (1.5) | 2 (0.7) | 6 (1.1) | 0.359 |
| Pill | 66 (24.8) | 58 (19.2) | 124 (21.8) | 0.219 |
| IUD | 13 (4.9) | 12 (4.0) | 25 (4.4) | 0.685 |
| Injectable | 54 (20.3) | 39 (12.9) | 93 (16.4) | 0.042 |
| Implant | 45 (16.9) | 35 (11.6) | 80 (14.1) | 0.109 |
| Other | 6 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.1) | – |
| Proportion of women who ever used pills, injectables, implants or IUD | 129 (48.5) | 111 (36.9) | 240 (42.3) | 0.035 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Nairobi | 128 (48.5) | 149 (49.3) | 277 (48.8) | 0.772 |
| Kiambu | 138 (51.5) | 153 (50.7) | 291 (51.2) |
*Multiple response option.
IUD, intrauterine device.