Table 6.
Factors Associated with Attitude Towards Vasectomy Among Married Men in Arba Minch Town, South Ethiopia 2021 (n=221)
| Variables | Category | Attitude | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| Age (in year) | 21–30year | 14 (31.1%) | 31 (68.9%) | 1 | ||
| 31–40year | 49 (45%) | 60 (55%) | 1.808 (0.867–3.773) | 1.693 (0.789–3.631) | 0.177 | |
| ≥41year | 44 (65.7%) | 23 (34.3%) | 4.236 (1.888–9.502) | 4.735 (2.015–11.129) | 0.000 1* | |
| Age of last children (in year) | <3 year | 99 (51.8%) | 92 (48.2%) | 2.959 (1.255–6.976) | 3.868 (1.554–9.632) | 0.004* |
| ≥3 year | 8 (26.7%) | 22 (73.3%) | 1 | |||
| Marriage duration | <5 years | 32 (39.5%) | 49 (60.5%) | 1 | ||
| 5–10 years | 65 (55.1%) | 53 (44.9%) | 1.878 (1.057–3.336) | 0.956 (0.468–1.953 | 0.902 | |
| >10 years | 10 (45.4%) | 12 (45.5%) | 1.276 (0.493–3.300) | 0.559 (0.179–1.742) | 0.316 | |
| Discus about FP with wife | Yes | 55 (63.2%) | 32 (36.8%) | 2.710 (1.552–4.732) | 2.821 (1.559–5.105) | 0.001* |
| No | 52 (38.8%) | 82 (61.2%) | 1 | |||
Note: *Statistically significant (p-value <0.05); 1= constant.
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odd ratio; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude odd ratio.