Factors Affecting Use of Contraceptive Methods Among Married Women in Ethiopia
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2008-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
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.
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Contraceptive Methods