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    Contraceptive Use Among Urban and Rural Women in Debre Tabor Town Administration, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-06) Abegaz, Alemu; Belete, Habtamu (PhD)
    The obj ective of the study is to examine the levels of contraceptive use of women of childbearing age in Debre Tabor Town administration, South Gondar zone, Amhara Region The contraceptive use of 630 (296 sub-urban and 334 urban) women of childbearing age (15-49 years) and some correlates of contraceptive use in the study area have been dealt. The main rationale of the study includes assessing and determining the level of contraceptive use and the reasons for use and non-use of cOl1lraceplive methods and provides institutions with opportunities for inteervention in contraceptive lise. The sllldy is cross-sectional study design employing both quantitative and qualitative methods. The current contraceptive use of the study area is 34.3 % (38.02% for the urban residents, 30.07% for the sub-urban residents) whereas the ever use of contraceptives was 39. 7%. Current contraceptive lise by age indicates that there is high contraceptive use in the age group 25-34 years compared to 15-24 and 35 + age groups. In addition, the main results of the chi-square test and binOlY logistic model revealed that contraceptive use is significantly affected by the number of living children, desire for more children, educational level of women, work status of women and media exposures. The knowledge of any method of contraceptive was 94%. The commonly used methods of COl1lraceptives in the study area include injectables followed by pills, condoms and nO/plants for women The two main purposes of using contraceptives include spacing for children (50%) and limiting for children (33.3%) and other reasons (16. 7%).Spacing dominates over limiting. The most important reasons for non-use include method related reasons followed by fertility related and opposition related reason of the total non-users reasons. On the part of the conclusion, women as a whole have low contraceptive use. Finally,the recommendations of the study forwarded include promotion of lEC, provision of forums, debates, trainings, workshops, discussions, experience sharing, educating women and providing option for women, providing education on the benefits of small family size and family planning, and enhancing females decision making and autonomy.
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    Contraceptive Use Among Urban and Rural Women in Debre Tabor Town Administration, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-06) Abegaz, Alemu; Habtamu, Belete (PhD)
    The objective 0/ the study is to examine the levels 0/ contraceptive use 0/ women 0/ childbearing age in Debre Tabor Town administration, South Gondar zone, Amhara Region. The contraceptive use 0/630 (296 sub-urban and 334 urban) women 0/ childbearing age (15-49 years) and some correlates 0/ contraceptive use in the study area have been dealt. The main rationale o/the study includes assessing and determining the level 0/ cOl1lraceptive use and the reasons lor use and non-use 0/ contraceptive methods and provides inslitutions with opportunities /01' inteervention in contraceptive use. The study is cross-sectional study design employing both quantitative and qualitative methods. The current contraceptive use o/the study area is 34.3 % (38.02% /01' the urban residents, 30.07% lor the sub-urban residents) whereas the ever use 0/ contraceptives was 39. 7%. Current contraceptive use by age indicates that there is high cOl1lraceptive use in the age group 25-34 years compared to 15-24 and 35 + age groups. In addition, the main results o/Ihe chi-square test and binwy logistic model revealed that contraceptive use is significantly affected by the number o/living children, desire lor more children, educational level 0/ women, work status 0/ women and media exposures. The knowledge 0/ any method 0/ contraceptive was 94%. The commonly used methods 0/ contraceptives in the study area include injectables followed by pills, condoms and nOlplants /01' women. The two main purposes 0/ using contraceptives include spacing /01' children (50%) and limiting /01' children (33.3%) and other reasons (16. 7%). Spacing dominates over limiting. The most important reasons lor non-use include method related reasons /ollowed by fertility related and opposition related reason o/the total non-users reasons. On the part o/the conclusion, women as a whole have low contraceptive use. Finally,the recommendations 0/ the study forwarded include promotion 0/ lEC, provision 0/ forums, debates, trainings, workshops, discussions, experience sharing, educating women and providing option /01' women, providing education on the benefits 0/ small family size and family planning, and enhancing/emales decision making and autonomy.