Research Article

Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students

Table 5

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with practice of EC among female college graduating students, Harar, eastern Ethiopia, 2016 (N=200).

Variable CategoryPracticeCOR (95% CI)P valueAOR (95% CI)P value
Ever used Not used

Age≤2030661.001.00
>2036682.14(1.22-3.77)0.0081.29(0.66-2.54)0.449

Marital StatusSingle431031.001.00
Ever married23312.36(1.22-4.57)0.0111.84(0.87-3.89)0.113

KnowledgeGood5387
2.96(1.57-5.56)0.0012.53(1.29-4.92)0.006
Poor13471.001.00

COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
P value <0.05 indicates statistically significant association.