Table 6 Reasons given for not using condom or contraception
From: Contraception determinants in youths of Sierra Leone are largely behavioral
Most frequent reasons in boys (n = 79) | Most frequent reasons in girls (n = 104) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
For not using condom | |||
1.Partner doesn’t want | 37 (46.8%) | 1.Partner doesn’t want | 73 (70.2%) |
2.Condoms not available | 31 (39.2%) | 2.Faithful | 39 (37.5%) |
3.Don’t know where to get | 25 (31.7%) | 3.Condoms not available | 25 (24.0%) |
4.Faithful | 22 (27.9%) | 4.Don’t know where to get | 16 (15.4%) |
5.Religious | 21 (26.6%) | 5.Religious | 13 (12.5%) |
For not using contraception | |||
1.Partner opposed | 33 (41.8%) | 1.Partner opposed | 40 (38.5%) |
2.Not married | 18 (22.8%) | 2.Others opposed | 25 (24.0%) |
3.Lack of access | 17 (21.5%) | 3.Knows no method | 18 (17.3%) |
4.Respondent opposed | 15 (19.0%) | 4.Knows no source | 18 (17.3%) |
5.Knows no method | 14 (17.7%) | 5.Respondent opposed | 16 (15.4%) |
6.Knows no source | 14 (17.7%) | 6.Religious | 14 (13.5%) |