Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Nov 23:11:177-185.
doi: 10.2147/OAJC.S284129. eCollection 2020.

Unmet Need for Modern Contraceptive Methods and Associated Factors Among Currently Married Women in Damot Woyde District, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019

Anbessaw Wolde  1 , Dereje Haile  2 , Ufaysa Anjulo  1 , Jegnaw Wolde  1
Affiliations

Unmet Need for Modern Contraceptive Methods and Associated Factors Among Currently Married Women in Damot Woyde District, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019

Anbessaw Wolde et al. Open Access J Contracept. .

Abstract

Background: The ability of individuals and couples to anticipate and achieve their desired number of children as well as the spacing and timing of their birth is family planning. Access to family planning and ensuring that needs are met is based on human rights. Nonetheless, for most women, this need has not been met. In addition, in this study field, there was minimal evidence regarding this. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of unmet need of modern contraceptive methods among currently married women in Damot Woyde district, southern Ethiopia.

Methods: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 20 to 28, 2019. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to select 658 currently married women of child-bearing age in the study areas. A pretested interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the predictors of dependent variables and the adjusted odds ratios with its 95% confidence interval was used to report the level of association. Variables with a P-value<0.05 were considered as statistically significant.

Results: The total unmet need for modern contraceptive methods was 169 (26.3%; 95% CI= 22.9-29.7%) among currently married women for the study participants. In multiple logistic regression analysis, educational status (AOR=4.3; 95% CI=1.1-14.7), women with five or more, and three-to-four children(AOR=4.3; 95% CI=1.4-13.1 and AOR=2.8; 95% CI=1.1-7.8, respectively), little perceived risk of pregnancy due to infrequent sexual intercourse (AOR=2.2; 95% CI=1.3-3.8), and little perceived risk of pregnancy due to breast feeding (AOR=2.3; 95% CI=1.3-4.10) were factors associated with the unmet need of modern contraceptive methods.

Conclusion and recommendation: This study revealed that unmet need for modern contraceptive methods was found to be high compared to the national and regional figures. Therefore, community health workers and health professionals should be strengthening communication and discussion at grass root level in order to promote the right time for using family planning. District health office and other concerned bodies should collaborate with the education office to expand formal and non-formal education for women in order to decrease the unmet need for modern contraceptive methods.

Keywords: Ethiopia; contraceptive; unmet need.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

References

    1. David Hubacher D, Trussell J. A definition of modern contraceptive methods. ELSEIVER Contraception. 2015;92(5):420–421. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2015.08.008 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Health, F.D.R.o.E.M.o. NationalL Guidline for Family Planning Service in Ethiopia. 2011.
    1. Knerr W. The Unmet Need for Family Planning. International Planned Parenthood Federation; 2012.
    1. UN-DESA. “Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure Healthy Lives And Promote Well-Being For All At All Ages,”,2017,]. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform; May 17, 2017.
    1. FMOH, F.D.R.o.E., MOH. National Reproductive Strategies of Ethiopia, 2016–2020. 2015.