Table 6.
Predictors of Implanon use among reproductive age women in Saesie-Tsaeda Emba and Ofla districts, Northern Ethiopia 2014 (n = 524)
| Characteristics | Current use of Implanon | Odds ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Age (n = 514) | ||||
| 15–24 | 7(5.3) | 124(9.7) | 1 | 1 |
| 25–29 | 7(6.9) | 94(93.1) | 1.23 (0.45, 3.89) | 0.63(0.18, 2.14) |
| 30–34 | 19(20.8) | 72(79.1) | 4.68 (1.87, 11.66)* | 2.18(0.61, 7.83) |
| 35–39 | 10(10.1) | 89(89.9) | 1.99 (0.73, 5.43) | 1.16(0.26, 5.09) |
| > =40 | 10(10.9) | 82(89.1) | 2.16 (0.79, 5.90) | 1.27(0.28, 5.77) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Otherum | 11(4.9) | 212(95.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 42(14.0) | 259(86.0) | 3.13 (1.57, 6.22)* | 2.14(0.95, 4.83) |
| Employment | ||||
| Not currently working | 10(6.3) | 149(93.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Currently working | 43(11.8) | 322(88.2) | 1.99 (0.97, 4.07) | 2.73(1.20, 6.21)* |
| Member of model family | ||||
| No | 12(5.9) | 190(94.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 41(12.7) | 281(87.3) | 2.31 (1.18, 4.51)* | 1.60(0.72, 3.57) |
| Number of living children | ||||
| 0 | 3(3.2) | 90(96.8) | 1 | 1 |
| 1 to 2 | 16(10.3) | 140(89.7) | 3.43 (0.97, 12.10) | 1.36(0.32, 5.83) |
| 3 to 4 | 15(9.6) | 142(90.4) | 3.17 (0.89, 11.26) | 1.08(0.20, 5.97) |
| > 4 | 19(16.1) | 99(83.9) | 5.76 (1.65, 20.11)* | 2.09(0.34, 12.9) |
| Number of methods known | ||||
| Poor | 16(5.8) | 261(94.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Good | 37(15.0) | 210(85.0) | 2.87(1.56, 5.31)* | 2.24(1.09, 4.62)* |
| Number of methods ever used | ||||
| Poor | 9(2.6) | 335(97.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Good | 44(24.4) | 136(75.6) | 12.04(5.72, 25.35)* | 11.0(5.06, 23.90)* |
um = (single, divorced, widowed), * = p < 0.05