Table 1.

Weighted sociodemographic and contraceptive characteristics among a nationally representative sample of current and recent contraceptive users in Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 2731)

Characteristic	N (%)
Age
15−19	182 (6.1)
20−29	1436 (48.4)
30−39	1025 (34.5)
40−49	327 (11.0)
Partnership Status
Not in union	251 (9.5)
In-union	2718 (91.5)
Parity
0	402 (13.5)
1	687 (23.2)
2−3	996 (33.6)
4 or more	882 (29.7)
Education
None	858 (28.9)
Primary	1276 (42.9)
Secondary or higher	835 (28.1)
Wealtha
Poorest	465 (15.7)
Lower	574 (19.3)
Middle	549 (18.5)
Higher	569 (19.2)
Residence
Urban	1033 (34.8)
Rural	1937 (65.2)
Region
Afar, BG, DD, Gambella, Hararib	83 (2.8)
Amhara	878 (29.5)
Oromia	1259 (42.4)
SNNP-R	364 (12.3)
Addis Ababa	225 (7.6)
Sidama	161 (5.4)
Contraceptive Use
Current user	1995 (67.2)
Recent user (within last 2 y)	974 (32.8)
Method Type Used
Provider-dependent
Implant	678 (22.8)
Intrauterine device (IUD)	44 (1.5)
Injectables	1725 (58.1)
Female Sterilization	33 (1.1)
Provider-independent
Pill	271 (9.1)
Emergency Contraceptive	38 (1.3)
Male Condoms	24 (0.8)
Std. Days/Cycle Beads	8 (0.3)
Method Source
Public non-health postc	1405 (49.5)
Health post/HEWd	627 (22.1)
Non-public facility	806 (28.4)

^aWealth quintile assigned based on distribution of household wealth scores, which are generated using principal components analysis of household assets and construction materials.

^bRegion includes Afar, Benishangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa, Gambella, Harari; combined due to small samples. SNNP-R = Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.

^cPublic non-health post includes government hospitals, health centers, pharmacies, and other government-operated health facilities, except for health posts.

^dHEW = health extension worker.