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. 2022 Dec 22;22:541. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-02051-y

Table 2.

Weighted percentage of selected characteristics and maternal independent decision-making not to use contraceptives in Ethiopia using 2016 EDHS data, 2022

Characteristics Women’s independent decision-making power to not to use contraceptive Total Significant
No yes
Maternal age
  15–19 246 62 308 < 0.001
  20–24 573 177 749
  25–49 2904 1403 4307
Household head
  Female 457 310 767 < 0.001
  Male 3266 1332 4597
Residence
  Rural 3300 1429 4729 0.09
  Urban 422 213 635
Maternal occupation
  No work 2099 850 2949 0.002
  Employed 1624 792 2415
Religion
  Orthodox 1180 708 1889 < 0.001
  Moslem 1689 558 2248
  Protestant 750 324 1074
  catholic/traditional/other 103 52 154
Maternal current working status
  No worke 2703 1161 3864 0.09
  Worke 2703 481 1500
Husband education
  No education 1895 894 2788 0.012
  Primary 1348 548 1896
  Secondary 272 132 405
  Higher 208 68 276
Number of unions
  Once 3155 1248 4403 < 0.001
  More than once 567 394 961
Community Education
  Low 1819 855 2673 0.03
  Hight 1901 787 2688
Living children
  0 304 114 418 < 0.001
  1–2 1014 360 1374
  3–4 939 460 1399
  4+ 1466 708 2173
They Visited health facility in the last 12 months
  No 2140 872 3012 0.003
  Yes 1582 770 2352
Visited by fieldworker in last 12 months
  No 2737 1233 3970 0.20
  Yes 986 409 1394
Distance to the health facility
  Big problem 2285 953 3238 0.08
  No problem 1437 689 2126
Regions
  Tigray 230 133 363 < 0.001
  Afar 46 23 69
  Amhara 632 419 1051
  Oromia 1770 595 2365
  Somalia 186 56 242
  Benishangul gumiz 53 16 69
  South nations and nationality 681 336 1017
  Gambela 9 7 16
  Hareri 7 7 14
  Addis Abeba 88 41 129
  Dire dawa 20 10 30