Utilization and determinants of long term and permanent contraceptive methods among married reproductive age women at Janamora district, northwest Ethiopia
Getahun, D.S.; Wolde, H.F.; Muchie, K.F.; Yeshita, H.Y.
Bmc Research Notes 11(1): 836
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1756-0500 PMID: 30477564 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3942-0Document Number: 687529
This study is aimed at determining the prevalence and factors associated with utilization of long acting and permanent methods among married reproductive age (15-49) females at Janamora district, in 2018. Prevalence of long acting and permanent contraceptive method utilization was 12.9% (95% confidence interval (CI) 10%, 15%).Of those utilizers, 96.8% use implants, 2.1% use female sterilization and 1.1% use Intrauterine Contraceptive Device. Women's occupation, student as compared to housewife (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 3.12, 95% CI 1.05-9.29), a women whose husband was government employed as compared to merchant (AOR = 2.51, 95% CI 1.1-5.75), and women who had high knowledge as compared to poor knowledge (AOR = 4.20, 95% CI 1.32-13.39) were positively associated with utilization of long acting and permanent contraceptive method.