Table 5 Determinants of the use of emergency contraception among female university students in Goma

Age

 < 20 years

54

39

72.22%

15

27.78%

1.2 [0.2-5.0]

0.3 [0.1–1.5]

0.138

 20–24 years

247

174

70.45%

73

29.55%

1.1 [0.2–3.9]

0.4 [0.1–1.6]

0.195

 25–29 years

102

72

70.59%

30

29.41%

1.1 [0.2–4.2]

0.8 [0.2–3.5]

0.813

 ≥ 30 years

13

9

69.23%

4

30.77%

1.0

1.0

Educational level

 Undergraduate

238

179

75.21%

59

24.79%

1.0

1.0

 Graduate

178

115

64.61%

63

35.39%

0.6 [0.4–0.9]

2.0 [0.7–5.5]

0.184

Marital status

 Married

74

40

54.05%

34

45.95%

1.0

1.0

 Single

342

254

74.27%

88

25.73%

2.5 [1.5–4.1]

1.9 [1.1–3.2]

0.014

Housing situation

 Lives with parents

253

192

75.89%

61

24.11%

1.0

1.0

 Lives with friends

26

18

69.23%

8

30.77%

0.7 [0.3–1.7]

0.8 [0.3–2.1]

0.650

 Lives with spouse

69

38

55.07%

31

44.93%

0.4 [0.2–0.7]

0.6 [0.2–1.6]

0.276

 Lives alone

68

46

67.65%

22

32.35%

0.7 [0.4–1.2]

0.6 [0.3–1.1]

0.080

Parental status

 Parents living together

302

218

72.19%

84

27.81%

1.0

1.0

 Divorced parents

45

31

68.89%

14

31.11%

0.8 [0.4–1.7]

0.9 [0.4–1.8]

0.698

 Deceased father and/or mother

69

45

65.22%

24

34.78%

0.7 [0.4–1.3]

0.8 [0.4–1.4]

0.419

Religion

 Catholic

172

122

70.93%

50

29.07%

1.0

1.0

 Protestant/Pentecostal

163

114

69.94%

49

30.06%

0.9 [0.6–1.5]

0.9 [0.5–1.4]

0.543

 Muslim

32

23

71.88%

9

28.13%

1.0 [0.5–2.4]

0.9 [0.4–2.2]

0.768

 Others

49

35

71.43%

14

28.57%

1.0 [0.5–2.1]

1.0 [0.5–2.2]

0.912

Knowledge

 Poor

54

26

48.15%

28

51.85%

1.0

1.0

 Good

362

268

74.03%

94

25.97%

3.1 [1.7–5.5]

3.0 [1.6–5.8]

0.001

Attitudes

 Negative

40

19

47.50%

21

52.50%

1.0

1.0

 Positive

376

275

73.14%

101

26.86%

3.0 [1.6–5.8]

2.4 [1.1–4.9]

0.021