Table 3.

Factors associated with intention to use vasectomy as a method of contraception among married men in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018 [n = 422]

Variables	Intention to Use Vasectomy N (%)		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95%CI)	P-Value
	Yes	No
Age (in years)
20–29	21(20.8)	74(23.1)	1	1
30–39	56(55.4)	99(30.8)	1.99(1.11,3.58) *	2.36(1.16, 4.82) *	0.018*
40–49	16(15.8)	107(33.3)	0.53(0.26,1.08)	0.83(0.364, 1.89)	0.655
50–59	7(6.9)	26(8.1)	0.95(0.36,2.49)	1.05(0.33, 3.38)	0.932
60–69	1(1.0)	15(4.7)	0.24(0.03,1.88)	0.21(0.02, 2.03)	0.179
Educational level
≤ 10th grade complete	28(27.7)	114(35.5)	1	1
Pre-university school complete	14(13.9)	61(19.0)	0.93(0.46,1.90)	0.74(0.29, 1.84)	0.512
Diploma/TVET	16(15.8)	49(15.3)	1.33(0.66,2.68)	1.03(0.43, 2.49)	0.945
Bachelor Degree	36(35.6)	76(23.7)	1.93(1.09,3.42) *	0.49(0.20, 1.21)	0.122
Master’s Degree and above	7(6.9)	21(6.5)	1.36(0.53,3.51)	0.31(0.09, 1.08)	0.065
Occupational status
governmental	33(32.7)	91(28.3)	1	1	0.590
non-governmental	41(40.6)	127(39.6)	0.89(0.52,1.52)	0.83(0.43, 1.62)	0.153
merchant	7(6.9)	38(11.8)	0.51(0.20,1.25)	0.42(0.13, 1.38)	0.624
private business	18(17.8)	52(16.2)	0.96(0.49,1.87)	0.80(0.332, 1.94)	0.522
others	2(2.0)	13(4.0)	0.42(0.09,1.98)	0.57(0.99, 3.23)
Have you ever heard about vasectomy?
Yes	71(70.3)	155(48.3)	2.54(1.57,4.09) *	1.18 (0.44, 3.32)	0.738
No	30(29.7)	166(51.7)	1	1
Do you know where vasectomy service is available?
Yes	59(58.4)	116(36.1)	0.40(0.26,0.64) *	1.39 (0.58, 3.32)	0.459
No	42(41.6)	205(63.9)	1	1
Knowledge
Good knowledge	67(66.3)	80(24.9)	5.94(3.66,9.63) *	6.22(3.17,12.21) *	0.00*
Poor knowledge	34(33.7)	241(75.1)	1	1
Attitude
Positive attitude	65(64.4)	78(24.3)	6.34(3.85,10.46) *	7.81(4.25,14.38) *	0.00*
Negative attitude	36(35.6)	243(75.7)	1	1

*Significant at p < 0.05