Assessment of Factors Influencing Utilization of Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods Among Married Women (18-49 Years) of Reproductive Age in Ambo Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Ketema Kenassa
2014
Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Total Fertility Rate of Ethiopia is 4.8 children per women, population growth rate is estimated to be 2.7% per year and contraceptive prevalence rate is only 29 % while the unmet need for family planning is 34%. Overall awareness of Family Planning methods is high, at 87%. The prevalence of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods (LAPMs) in Oromia region is low (26.2% for any method) which accounts for 24.9% for modern
more » ... ethod and 0.3% users for intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD) and 0.2% for female sterilization. Objective: To assess factors influencing utilization of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods and associated factors among women of age group 18-49 years in Ambo town, west shoa Zone, Ethiopia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional community-based study was conducted between April 20- May /2014 in Ambo town of West Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, and West Ethiopia. A total of 384 of married women were selected for the study with a multistage cluster sampling. Results: The study consisted of quantitative and qualitative data. From the quantitative part of the study the response rate of the study was 100%. Majority of the married women at Ambo town used implants from LAMPs (57%) and few of them practiced the female sterilization and vasectomy. About one third of the married women (34 %) had never practiced LAMPs and had negative attitude towards practicing of LAPMs. The overall prevalence of LAPMs use was 65.6% however; there were few users for female sterilization (6.2%) or male sterilization (.3%) Mothers who had high income were 4 times more likely to use LAPMs as compared with those who had low income (AOR = 3.6, 95% CI of (1.494, 8.741). Mothers who were orthodox and were 5 times more likely to use LAPM as compared with those who had other religion (AOR = 4.715, 95% CI of (1.026, 21.67) and protestant were 8 times to others in practicing the LAMPs( AOR =8.492, 95% CI of (1.710-42.173). [...]
doi:10.20372/nadre/10682 fatcat:xza26ool7jby7asxy7bajdfusi