Table 3 Chi-square results test showing the association between the levels of involvement in reproductive issues across the explanatory variables

Age

59.9

40.1

 15–29

32.8

30.8

0.196

 30–44

57.7

62.1

 45–64

9.5

7.1

Residency

<.001*

 Rural

70.5

52.9

 Urban

29.5

47.1

Educational attainment

<.001*

 Nil

28.4

8.8

 Primary

64.0

66.7

 Secondary and above

7.7

24.6

Religion

0.126

 Islam

10.2

12.5

 Other

89.8

87.5

Occupation

<.001 *

 Farming

33.8

19.6

 Blue collar

38.5

33.8

 White collar

27.7

46.7

Level of earning

0.001*

 Sufficient

9.8

15.6

 Moderately Sufficient

59.5

61.5

 Insufficient

30.7

22.9

Number of household members

0.493

 2–4

31.8

34.8

 5–8

52.5

49.2

  > 8

15.6

16.0

Sex of household head

0.012

 Male

97.9

95.4

 Female

2.1

4.6

Reads newspaper

<.001*

 Yes

36.2

69.0

 No

63.8

31.0

Watches TV

0.007*

 Yes

89.4

95.8

 No

10.6

4.2

Listens to radio

0.517

 Yes

16.3

16.2

 No

83.7

83.8

Ever heard of FP in TV

<.001*

 Yes

25.1

43.5

 No

74.9

56.5

Heard about FP from CHW

<.001*

 Yes

4.9

11.0

 No

95.1

89.0

Heard about FP in community events

<.001*

 Yes

94.8

89.6

 No

5.2

10.4

Heard about FP from: poster/billboard/leaflet

<.001*

 Yes

21.1

36.7

 No

78.9

63.3