Table 2.
Bivariate association between modern contraceptive use and various background characteristics, EDHS 2016, Ethiopia (weighted)
| Characteristics | Partner method vs. none/traditional method | Male method vs. none/traditional method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age respondents | COR | P-value | %CI | COR | P-value | %CI |
| 45+ | 3.7 | 0.001 | 3.2–4.4 | 0.3 | 0.001 | 0.2–0.4 |
| 35–44 | 5.9 | 0.001 | 5.1–6.8 | 0.7 | 0.001 | 0.6–0.9 |
| 25–34 | 5.3 | 0.001 | 4.6-, 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.001 | 1.4–1.9 |
| 15–24 | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1.5 | 0.077 | 1.3–1.6 | 7.5 | 0.001 | 6.4–8.7 |
| Rural | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Ever married but not together | 7.8 | 0.001 | 5.9–10.3 | 1.7 | 0.001 | 1.3–2.3 |
| Married and living with partner | 7.8 | 0.001 | 6.7–8.9 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Never union | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Education of respondents | ||||||
| Higher and above | 2.0 | 0.001 | 1.7–2.3 | 23.2 | 0.001 | 6.9–32.0 |
| Secondary | 1.0 | 0.639 | 0.9–1.2 | 11.7 | 0.001 | 8.5–16.2 |
| Primary | 1.0 | 0.824 | 0.9–1.1 | 3.8 | 0.001 | 2.8–5.3 |
| None | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Current working | ||||||
| Yes | 6.0 | 0.001 | 4.8–7.4 | 1.3 | 0.007 | 1.1–1.5 |
| No | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Total children over born | ||||||
| 3 and above | 3.5 | 0.001 | 3.1–3.9 | 0.1 | 0.099 | 0.1, 0.2 |
| 1–2 children | 6.6 | 0.001 | 5.8–7.5 | 0.5 | 0.595 | 0.4–0.5 |
| No child | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Socio-economics factors | ||||||
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poorest | 0.3 | 0.001 | 0.2–0.6 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Poorer | 0.7 | 0.001 | 0.6, 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Middle | 0.9 | 0.164 | 0.8–1.0 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Richer | 1.0 | 0.687 | 0.9–1.1 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.2–0.3 |
| Richest | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Interaction with health system | ||||||
| Discussed FP with health worker | ||||||
| Yes | 2.4 | 0.001 | 2.2–2.7 | 0.8 | 0.031 | 0.7–1.0 |
| No | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Access to media | ||||||
| Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine | ||||||
| At least once a week | 2.0 | 0.001 | 1.7–2.3 | 5.1 | 0.001 | 4.3–6.2 |
| Less than once a week | 1.634 | 0.001 | 1.5–1.8 | 3.7 | 0.001 | 3.2–4.4 |
| Not at all | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Frequency of listening to radio | ||||||
| At least once a week | 2.0 | 0.001 | 1.8–2.3 | 4.7 | 0.001 | 4.0–5.6 |
| Less than once a week | 1.323 | 0.001 | 1.2–1.5 | 2.5 | 0.001 | 2.1–3.1 |
| Not at all | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Frequency of watching TV | ||||||
| At least once a week | 2.2 | 0.001 | 2.0–2.5 | 9.7 | 0.001 | 2.5–11.8 |
| Less than once a week | 1.9 | 0.001 | 1.7–2.1 | 3.6 | 0.001 | 2.1, 4.6 |
| Not at all | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Behavioral/attitudinal factors | ||||||
| Women who use contraceptive become promiscuous | ||||||
| Don’t know | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.3 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Agree | 0.8 | 0.002 | 0.7–0.9 | 0.7 | 0.016 | 0.6–0.9 |
| Disagree | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Number of wives/partners | ||||||
| Two and more wives | 3.2 | 0.001 | 2.5–4.1 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.01–0.13 |
| One wife | 6.0 | 0.001 | 5.3–6.8 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.2 |
| No wife | 0b | 0b | ||||
| Contraception is a women’s business | ||||||
| Don’t know | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.2 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.1–0.3 |
| Agree | 0.8 | 0.010 | 0.7–1.0 | 0.5 | 0.001 | 0.4–0.7 |
| Disagree | 0b | 0b | ||||
*COR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, 0b reference category, FP family planning TV television