Table 6.

Predictors of Family planning use by women in Tigray region, 2015 (N = 1324)

Variables	Family planning use		COR[95%]	AOR[95%]
	Yes	No
	N (%)	N (%)
Zone
Western	50(53.2)	44(46.8)	1	1
North West	106(46.1)	124(53.9)	0.7(0.46,1.21)	0.4(0.27,0.81)*
Central	149(37.8)	245(62.2)	0.5(0.34,0.84)*	0.5(0.29,0.97)*
Eastern	67(36.4)	117(63.6)	0.5(0.3,0.83)*	0.5(0.27,0.99)*
South East	39(33.1)	79(66.9)	0.4(0.24,0.75)*	0.39(0.18,0.83)*
Mekelle	53(51.5)	50(48.5)	0.9(0.53,1.62)	0.8(0.49.1.57)
Southern	79(39.3)	122(60.7)	0.5(0.34,0.93)*	0.4(0.26,0.86)*
Residence
Rural	377(37.3)	634(62.7)	1	1
Urban	166(53.0)	147(47.0)	1.8(1.47,2.45)	2.0(1.33,3.06)*
Women education
No formal education	201(34.1)	388(65.9)	1	1
Primary education	197(45)	241(55)	1.5(1.22,2.03)	1.3(1.02,1.93)*
Secondary education	107(47.6)	118(52.4)	1.7(1.28,2.39)	1.0(0.70,1.64)
More than secondary	38(52.8)	34(47.2)	2.1(1.31,3.53)	1.0(0.54,1.97)
Number of living children
One and less	134(47.2)	150(52.8)	1	1
2–5	316(41.1)	143(69.1)	0.7(0.59,1.02)	0.8(0.54,1.19)
Six and more	64(30.9)	453(58.9)	0.5(0.34,072)	0.8(0.45,1.56)
Number of family planning methods known by women
Up to two	106(29.9)	248(70.1)	1	1
Three and above	437(45.3)	528(54.7)	1.9(1.49,2.51)*	1.6(1.21,2.27)*
Distance to health facility
Up to 30 minutes	433(42.3)	591(57.7)	1.2(0.97,1.65)	2.6(0.21,2.37)
Greater than 30 minutes	110(36.7)	190(62.3)	1	1
Discuss with husband about family planning use
No	143(25.2)	424(74.8)	1	1
Yes	398(54.4)	333(45.6)	3.5(2.79,4.5)*	2.9(2.20,3.85)*
Approve couples using family planning
No	20(27.4)	53(72.6)	1	1
Yes	475(44.3)	597(55.7)	2.1(1.24,3.57)	1.4(0.78,2.7)

*P <0.05 = Significant