Table 3 Knowledge and Health System Factors associated with FP usage with partner in males categorized as all vs. those visited FP Centre
Factor | All males | No use | Total | p-value | Visited FP Centre | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use | Use | No use | ||||||
Knowledge of FP Method (any), N (%) | ||||||||
Yes | 215 (98.6) | 110 (74.8) | 325 (89) | < 0.001 | 39 (100) | 15 (93.8) | 54 (98.2) | < 0.05 |
No | 3 (1.4) | 37 (25.2) | 40 (11) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (1.8) | ||
Knowledge of nearby FP Centre, N (%) | ||||||||
Yes | 206 (94.5) | 108 (73.5) | 314 (86) | < 0.001 | 37 (94.9) | 16 (100) | 53 (96.4) | < 0.05 |
No | 12 (5.5) | 39 (26.5) | 51 (14) | 2 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.6) | ||
Average time to reach nearby FP Centre | ||||||||
Time in minutes (SD) | 14.4 (15.8) | 14.9 (26.4) | 14.7 (23.2) | > 0.05 | 17.6 (22.2) | 15.9 (17.9) | 17.1 (20.9) | > 0.05 |
Average cost for a return trip to the FP centre | ||||||||
Cost in TZS (SD) | 1870 (1390) | 2533 (2838) | 2118 (1989) | < 0.05 | 2000 | 8000 | 5000 (4242) | < 0.05 |