Knowledge and utilization of modern contraceptive method and determinant factors among women beggars in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gizaw, Muluken(MPH, PHD fellow) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tassew, Berhan (MPH) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Teguadie, Meaza | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-25T08:11:52Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T14:40:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-25T08:11:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T14:40:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/20712 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Contraceptive method,women beggars | en_US |
| dc.title | Knowledge and utilization of modern contraceptive method and determinant factors among women beggars in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |