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    Factors Affecting Use of Contraceptive Methods Among Married Women in Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2008-07) Adugna, Getahun; Abegaz, Fentaw (PhD)
    The increasing use of family planning methods seems to be the intermediate determinant which mostly influences the fertility decline in developing countries. Ethiopia is characterized by very different geographical realities and by strong regional heterogenei ties. Large scale surveys often follow a nested structure of data because infonnation is collected from different levels of hierarchy. It is thus necessary to elicit the inherent variations, which occur for a particular phenomenon among these different levels. The present study seeks to detect variations resulting from such nested structure in the case of contraceptive practice in Ethiopia, as well as to identify sociodemographic factors affecting the individual's behavior. Applying multilevel analysis, models are developed for current use of (;ontraception. The study used data collected in the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, 2005. The final multilevel model reflects the existence of significant variations in the mean effects of the predictors of current contraceptive practice at regional level. The study shows that running intensive family planning programs along with other awareness programs in those regions where the particular determinant of contraceptive use has been found to be not very effective.