Background
Methods
Study design and study area
Study population and sampling
Data collection
Data processing and analysis
Ethical consideration
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 15-24 | 269 | 29.9 |
25-34 | 427 | 47.5 | |
>_35 | 203 | 22.6 | |
Residence | Urban | 232 | 25.8 |
Rural | 667 | 74.2 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 896 | 99.7 |
Tigrie | 3 | 0.3 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 868 | 96.6 |
Muslim | 28 | 3.1 | |
Catholic | 3 | 0.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 836 | 93.0 |
Unmarried | 26 | 2.9 | |
Widowed | 2 | .2 | |
Divorced | 26 | 2.9 | |
Separated | 9 | 1.0 | |
Educational status | Cannot read and write | 579 | 64.4 |
Read and write | 41 | 4.6 | |
Primary(1–8) | 145 | 16.1 | |
Secondary(9–12) | 118 | 13.1 | |
Higher education | 16 | 1.8 | |
Husband education | Cannot read and write | 355 | 39.5 |
Read and write | 228 | 25.4 | |
Primary(1–8) | 174 | 19.4 | |
Secondary(9–12) | 103 | 11.5 | |
Higher education | 32 | 3.6 | |
Maternal occupation | Farmer | 634 | 70.5 |
Merchant | 20 | 2.2 | |
Govt employee | 34 | 3.8 | |
Others | 211 | 23.5 | |
Husband occupation | Farmer | 716 | 79.6 |
Merchant | 33 | 3.7 | |
Govt employee | 88 | 9.8 | |
Others | 48 | 5.3 |
Use of maternal health services during the last pregnancy
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
ANC | Yes | 468 | 52.1 |
No | 431 | 47.9 | |
Frequency of ANC | No | 433 | 48.2 |
One | 77 | 8.6 | |
two-four | 329 | 36.6 | |
Five and above | 60 | 6.7 | |
Place of ANC | Health Post | 83 | 9.2 |
Health Center | 372 | 41.4 | |
Hospital | 4 | .4 | |
Others | 9 | 1.0 | |
Type of attendant | Health Extension Workers | 81 | 9.0 |
Nurse/Midwife | 372 | 41.4 | |
Health Officer | 7 | .8 | |
Doctor | 8 | .9 | |
Place of delivery | Home | 729 | 81.1 |
Health Post | 2 | .2 | |
Health Center | 142 | 15.8 | |
Hospital | 26 | 2.9 | |
Assistance during delivery | Non Skilled | 729 | 81.1 |
Skilled | 170 | 18.9 | |
PNC | Yes | 51 | 5.7 |
No | 848 | 94.3 | |
Place of PNC | Health Center | 38 | 4.2 |
Hospital | 8 | .9 | |
Others | 5 | .6 | |
Type of attendant | TBA | 1 | .1 |
HEW | 2 | .2 | |
Nurse/Midwife/Health Officer | 41 | 4.5 | |
Doctor | 7 | .8 | |
Advise about contraceptives during PNC | Yes | 242 | 26.9 |
No | 582 | 64.7 |
Contraception history
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Previous Use of Contraceptives | Yes | 348 | 38.7 |
No | 551 | 61.3 | |
Type of contraceptive | Injection | 275 | 30.6 |
Implanolol | 13 | 1.4 | |
IUCD | 1 | 0.1 | |
Condom | 2 | 0.2 | |
Pills | 89 | 9.9 | |
Natural method | 2 | 0.2 | |
Current Use of Contraceptives | Yes | 93 | 10.3 |
No | 806 | 89.7 | |
Type of contraceptive | Injection | 74 | 8.2 |
Pills | 3 | 0.3 | |
IUCD | 16 | 1.8 | |
Condom | 1 | 0.1 | |
Implanolol | 2 | 0.2 | |
Reason for use | Limiting | 28 | 3.1 |
Spacing | 64 | 7.1 | |
Source of contraceptives | Hospital | 1 | .1 |
Health center | 64 | 7.1 | |
Health post | 12 | 1.3 | |
Private clinic | 16 | 1.7 | |
Using the preferred method | Yes | 88 | 9.8 |
No | 4 | .4 | |
Partner awareness | Yes | 83 | 9.2 |
No | 9 | 1.0 | |
Intention to use in the future | Yes | 747 | 83.1 |
No | 152 | 16.9 | |
Reason to use | Limiting | 445 | 49.5 |
Spacing | 302 | 33.6 | |
Decision maker about contraceptive | Me myself | 257 | 28.6 |
Partner | 10 | 1.1 | |
Both | 632 | 70.3 |
Determinants of contraceptive use
Determinants | Contraceptive use | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Residence | Urban | 74 | 158 | 15.97 (9.37-27.23) | 5.83 (2.93-11.63) |
Rural | 19 | 648 | Ref | Ref | |
Age in years | 15-24 | 34 | 235 | 1.95 (1.02-3.75) | |
25-34 | 45 | 382 | 1.59 (.85-2.97) | ||
>_35 | 14 | 189 | Ref | ||
Number of living children | 0-2 | 58 | 250 | Ref | |
3-4 | 24 | 270 | 6.03 (3.09-11.75) | ||
5+ | 11 | 286 | 2.31 (1.11-4.81) | ||
ANC follow up | 0 | 12 | 421 | Ref | |
1 | 6 | 71 | 2.97 (1.08-8.15) | ||
2-4 | 54 | 275 | 6.89 (3.62-13.11) | ||
≥5 | 21 | 39 | 18.89 (8.65-41.27) | ||
ANC attendant | HEW | 2 | 79 | .88 (.19-4.03) | |
Nurse/HO/Midwife | 79 | 308 | 8.96 (4.79-16.73) | ||
No attendant | 12 | 419 | Ref | ||
Husband’s Education | No formal education | 25 | 558 | Ref | Ref |
Primary education | 13 | 161 | 1.80 (.90-3.60) | 1.04 (.49-2.21) | |
Secondary and above | 54 | 81 | 14.88 (8.77-25.24) | 2.98 (1.49-5.97) | |
Maternal Education | No formal education | 26 | 594 | Ref | |
Primary education | 15 | 130 | 2.64 (1.36-5.12) | ||
Secondary and above | 52 | 82 | 14.49 (8.58-24.48) | ||
Delivery Assistance | Non skilled | 36 | 693 | Ref | Ref |
Skilled | 57 | 113 | 9.71 (6.12-15.42) | 1.88 (1.008-3.51) | |
PNC | Yes | 19 | 32 | 6.21 (3.36-11.49) | 2.19 (1.06-4.52) |
No | 74 | 774 | Ref | Ref |