Characteristics Influencing Usage of Modern Contraception
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1989-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
A case control study has been conducted in Tegulet and
Bulga Awraja/district, Northern Shoa Administrative Region.
The purpose of the study was to assess the various
characteristics influencing modern contraception usage among
users as compared to never-users and dropouts from family
planning clinics. A total of 848 women ages 15 - 49 were
interviewed. Among these, 41.4% were users while 42.1% and
16.5% were never-users and dropouts, respectively. In
addition, husbands of 150 users , 115 never users and 49
dropouts were interviewed.
Examinat i on of the various socio-demographic and
reproductive characteristics showed significant differences
in most of the variables between users and never-users.
compared to never-users, users were older (mean age 27.1
years versus 25.9 years), more likely to be married (56%
versus 47%) or divor ced (31% versus 25%), have a higher mean
educational level (grade 5.3 versus 4.8), are more likely to
work outside the h orne for cash payment (43% versus 28%),
belong to the high income class (30% versus 17%) and have
more chi l dren (2 live- children or more) (72% versus 45%).
The vast maj ority of use r s (95%) s cor ed 3 and above in
modern contrac ept i on knowledge whereas only 51% of the
never-users scored so h igh . Ni nety per cent o f the users'
husbands scored 3 and above on modern contraceptive
knowledge while only 71 % o f never-us ers' scored this high.
A higher approval of modern contraception and sex education
to school children was s een among users' husbands (99% and
88%, respectively) as compared to never-users (77% and 74%,
respectively) . Husband-wife communication on family
planning was significantly higher among users (41%) than
never-users (15%).
Of the v ariables tested between users and dropouts very
few signifi cant differences were demonstrated . Current
users had u s ed modern contraception f o r a mean period of
23 . 5 months while dropouts had used it for a mean period of
17.9 months. A higher proportion of dropouts were found to
be dissatisfied with the method refill interval compared to
users (1 9% versus 10%).
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Modern Contraception