Table 3.
Husbands’ involvement in family planning use in Afar pastoralist community of Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Response | Non-users | Users |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Husband involvement | |||
| Discussion about FP with your couple | Yes | 96 (27.9%) | 54 (81.8%) |
| No | 248 (72.1%) | 12 (18.2%) | |
| Discussion about spacing birth | Yes | 73 (21.2%) | 56 (84.8%) |
| No | 271 (78.8%) | 10 (15.2%) | |
| Discussion about limiting birth | Yes | 48 (14%) | 23 (34.8%) |
| No | 296 (86%) | 43 (65.2%) | |
| Husbands’ support among users | |||
| Accompany me to the health facility for FP | Yes | 24 (36.4%) | |
| No | 42 (63.6%) | ||
| Participate in making the choice of type of FP | Yes | 26 (39.4%) | |
| No | 40 (60.6%) | ||
| Allow me to use for family planning | Yes | 56 (84.8%) | |
| No | 10 (15.2%) | ||
| Remind me of the schedule | Yes | 40 (60.6%) | |
| No | 26 (39.4%) | ||
| Help in me domestic activity | Yes | 33 (50%) | |
| No | 33 (50%) | ||
| Sharing me in use of family planning (use a condom) | Yes | 0.00 | |
| No | 66 (100%) | ||
| Provide me financial support | Yes | 52 (78.8%) | |
| No | 14 (21.2%) | ||
| Aware of the side effect of the family planning | Yes | 27 (40.9%) | |
| No | 39 (59.1%) | ||