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Table 2 Nonparametric Spearman correlation coefficients ( r ) showing the associations between mean total scores of knowledge and premarital sex attitude (N=77)

From: An exploration of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of young multiethnic Muslim-majority society in Malaysia in relation to reproductive and premarital sexual practices

Mean total score

Pregnancy knowledge score

Contraceptive knowledge score

Premarital sex attitude score

  

Contraceptive awareness

Contraceptive uses

Contraceptive availability

 

Pregnancy knowledge

 

0.305**

0.327**

0.259**

−0.127**

Contraceptive awareness

  

0.688**

0.540**

−0.072**

Contraceptive uses knowledge

   

0.674**

−0.071**

Contraceptive availability knowledge

    

−0.061*

Premarital sex attitude

     
  1. ** correlation is significant at the 0.01 level.
  2. * correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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