Table 4.
Factors associated with husbands’ involvement in family planning use in the afar pastoralist community of Ethiopia
| Variables | Male involvement Family planning Use | COR | AOR (95% C.I.) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (173) | No (202) | ||||
| Ever use family planning | |||||
| Yes | 86 (79.6%) | 22 (20.4%) | 8 (4.74,13.79) | 7.2 (3.58,14.67) | 0.000*** |
| No | 87 (32.6%) | 180 (67.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Community participation | |||||
| Religious leader | 39 (73.6%) | 14 (26.4%) | 3 (1.54,5.84) | 3.6 (1.54,8.65) | 0.003** |
| Clan leader | 2 (20%) | 8 (80%) | 4.3 (0.89,20.75) | 3.1 (0.52,18.45) | 0.21 |
| Health committee | 8 (33.3%) | 16 (66.7%) | 0.53 (0.22,1.31) | 1.9 (0.41,9.34) | 0.39 |
| 1 to 5 net work | 14 (19.4%) | 58 (80.6%) | 0.26 (0.13,0.49) | 0.23 (0.09,0.58) | 0.002** |
| No participation | 104 (48.1%) | 112 (51.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Monogamy | |||||
| Yes | 157 (48.6%) | 166 (51.4%) | 6.3 (1.4,26.7) | 0.58 (0.23,1.46) | 0.25 |
| No | 16 (30.8%) | 36 (69.2%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Residency | |||||
| Community settlement | 129 (51.4%) | 122 (48.6%) | 3.08 (1.5,6.3) | 1.3 (0.71,2.62) | 0.34 |
| Movable | 44 (35.5%) | 80 (64.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge | 5.36 mean ± 2.53 SD | ß = 0.306 | 2.4 (1.4,4.1) | 1.3 (1.16,1.58) | 0.000*** |
| Source of FP | |||||
| Health post | |||||
| Yes | 125 (51.4%) | 118 (48.6%) | 1.7 (1.09,2.75) | 1.09 (0.50,2.22) | 0.88 |
| No | 41 (38%) | 67 (62%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Hospital | |||||
| Yes | 69 (66.3%) | 35 (33.7%) | 3 (1.88,4.92) | 1.08 (0.50,2.32) | 0.83 |
| No | 97 (39.3%) | 150 (60.7%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Health center | |||||
| Yes | 157 (54.1%) | 133 (45.9%) | 6.8 (3.24,14.35) | 5.5 (1.92,16.07) | 0.002** |
| No | 9 (14.8%) | 52 (85.2%) | 1 | 1 | |
| HCP as a source of information | |||||
| Yes | 154 (50.2%) | 153 (49.8%) | 2.5 (1.46,4.61) | 0.7 (0.28,1.84) | 0.50** |
| No | 19 (27.9%) | 49 (72.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
NB: HCP = health care provider, P-value < 0.0001 ***, < 0.05 **