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Table 2 Family planning knowledge, discussion and use among PLHIV in Gulu District, Uganda, February-May 2009 (n = 476):

From: Family planning among people living with HIV in post-conflict Northern Uganda: A mixed methods study

Variable

All

n = 476

Males

n = 238

Females

n = 238

p value *

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Have knowledge of at least one family planning method

457 (96)

230 (97)

227 (96)

0.482

Have ever discussed family planning with health workersa

281 (59)

129 (56)

152 (66)

0.037

Have ever discussed family planning with their spouseb, c

224 (63)

122 (72)

102 (54)

0.000

Have past history of using any family planning method

330 (70)

165 (69)

165 (70)

1.000

Currently using any form of family planningd

181 (38)

121 (52)

60 (25)

0.000

Currently using a barrier method of family planning

126 (27)

100 (42)

26 (11)

0.000

  1. * p value calculated using Pearson's chi square; a missing data for 15 respondents; b single respondents excluded; c missing data for 42 respondents; d missing data for 8 respondents