Knowledge and utilization of modern contraceptive method and determinant factors among women beggars in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2019-11
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Addis Abeba University
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Introduction: There was a gap between the rich and poor society in the use of contraception and
it had persisted despite general global improvements in socioeconomic status and the expansion
of family planning services. Modern contraceptive utilization was one of the services of
reproductive health and its utilization had many challenges in poor societies in terms of desire
and access of the service comparing from the higher class of the society. Women in the segment
of low socio economic class of the population like female beggars were not well addressed in the
reproductive health services.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and utilization of modern
contraceptive method and determinant factors among women beggars in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
From March 28 up to April 2 /2019.
Method: The study was conducted in Addis Ababaon women beggars by community based
cross sectional study on selected three sub cities. A total of 326 women beggars were
interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data was transferred from epi info database to
SPSS database using stat transfer for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was fitted and odds
ratios with 95% Confidence intervals was computed to identify factors associated with utilization
of modern contraceptive method.
Result:A total of 326 women respondents enrolled at begging activity were included in the
study. The participants were between 15-49 years with the mean age of 27and standard deviation
of 6.2 years and 87.1% of them knew about contraceptive and 38.0% of them were recently
using modern contraceptive. Primary education, read and write and perception of unwanted
pregnancy was preventable were significantly associated with modern contraceptive knowledge
(p<0.05). Women who were married [AOR=0.12 (0.05, 0.29)] was significantly associated with
contraceptive utilization .Getting contraceptive at government health center [AOR=0.18 (0.08,
0.44)] was significantly associated with contraceptive utilization.
Conclusion and Recommendation: This study showed that modern contraceptive utilization
among women beggar was improving and their utilization of Injectable, Implant and IUCD were
good but there was lack of understanding the different types and purpose of modern
contraceptive method especially about emergency contraceptive and condom. There were
different challenges in women beggars than the other women for utilization of modern
contraceptive method.
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Contraceptive method,women beggars