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. 2019 Jul 17;12(1):430.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4464-0.

Prevalence of post partum modern family planning utilization and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia, 2018

Eden Bishaw Taye  1 , Dawit Gebeyehu Mekonen  1 , Tibeb Zena Debele  2
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Prevalence of post partum modern family planning utilization and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia, 2018

Eden Bishaw Taye et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of postpartum modern family planning utilization and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia, 2018.

Result: The proportion of postpartum modern contraceptive utilization in Debre Tabor town was 63% (95% CI 59%, 67.4%). In multivariable logistic regression analysis; age of the mother (25-29) [AOR: 2.004 (95% CI 1.079, 3.722)], married women [AOR 4.804 (95% CI 1.843, 12.521)], return of menses [AOR: 3.639 (95% CI 2.454, 5.396)] and previous history of family planning [AOR: 2.409 (95% CI 1.474, 3.937)] were the factors positively associated with utilization of postpartum modern contraceptive.

Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Debre Tabor town; Postpartum family planning.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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