Assessment on Utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods and its Associated Factors among Reproductive Aged Women in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Globally, female sterilization is the single-most used method and alone accountsfor one-third of all contraceptive use worldwide. The IUCD is used by (22%) of all contraceptiveusers and the oral pill by (14%). The use of modern contraceptive method differs significantlybetween the developing and developed areas. In Ethiopia the most popular modern contraceptivemethod for all women‟s are Injectables (21%).
Objective: The study was used to assess the utilization of long acting reversible contraceptivemethod and its associated factors among women in reproductive age.Study Method: Cross-sectional Facility based study was conducted from January to June /2015among reproductive aged women. The Study was conducted in selected health centers in AddisAbaba, Ethiopia. Multi stage cluster sampling technique was used to determine the Sample sizeto be 342. A pre-test and structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and entered usingEpi data Version 3.1 and Bivariate and multivariable data analysis was performed usingStatistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 software to assess statisticalassociation.
Result: Multivariate analysis showed that study participants who had a supportive attitude regarding LARC were 3 times more likely to use LARCM as compared with those had non-supportive attitude (AOR=2. 7, 95% CI (1.5, 4.8) and study participants who had shifted/switchcontraceptives were 12 times more likely to use LARCM as compared with their counter parts(AOR=12.4, 95% CI (6.6,23.6).
Conclusion: LARCMs use among modern family planning users in health centers is higher thanthe LARCM use rate reported in other studies in Ethiopia still dominated by short acting methodthat were Injectables. Among several factors that would affect use of long acting reversiblecontraceptive methods, study participants who had supportive attitude towards LARCM andcontraceptive shifting/switching were found to be determinants of LARCMs use.
Keywords: Utilization and associated factors
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Utilization and associated factors