Utilization of Family Planning Methods and Associated Factors Among Reproductive-Age Women with Disability in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1 Frequency Distribution of Reproductive-Age Women with Disability by Their Background Characteristics in Arba Minch Town, 2019

Variables	Number	Percent
Age
15–19	107	26.9
20–24	159	39.9
25–29	81	20.4
>30	51	12.8
Women Education
No education	96	24.1
Primary	113	28.4
Secondary	152	38.2
Higher education and above	37	9.3
Partner Education (N=159)
No education	24	15.1
Primary	46	28.9
Secondary	35	22
Higher education and above	54	34
Ethnicity
Gamo	320	80.4
Gofa	58	14.6
Others	20	5
Occupation
Unemployed	107	26.9
Employed	124	31.2
Student	118	29.6
Others	49	12.3
Religion
Protestant	288	72.5
Orthodox	99	24.9
Other	11	2.6
HH Income
Low (<600)	76	19.1
Moderate (600–1000)	86	21.6
High (>1000)	236	59.3
Marital Status
Currently married	109	27.4
Currently unmarried	239	72.6
Type of Disability
Physical	282	70.9
Visual	62	15.6
Hearing	46	11.49
Others	8	2.01

Table 2 Distribution of Reproductive-Age Women with Disability by Reproductive Health-Related Characteristics, Arba Minch Town, 2019

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent
Started Sex
Yes	241	60.6
No	157	39.4
Have Ever Give Birth (n=241)
Yes	85	35.3
No	156	64.7
Parity
≤2	363	91.2
>2	35	8.8
Experienced Child Death (n=85)
Yes	10	11.76
No	75	88.24
Desire to Have Children
After 2 years	251	63
No	35	8.8
Within 2 years	112	28.2

Figure 1 Magnitude of family planning use by type of contraceptive among reproductive-age women with disability in Arba Minch town, 2019.

Figure 2 Reasons for not using family planning among reproductive-age women with disability in Arba Minch town, 2019.

Table 3 Factors Associated with Family Planning, Utilization Among Women with Disability in Arba Minch Town, 2019

Variables	FP Use		OR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P value
	Yes	No
Age of the women 15–19	21	86	1.00
20–24	37	122	1.2 (0.68–2.27)
24–29	46	35	5.4 (3.52–10.29)
>30	30	21	5.8 (2.82–12.21)
Marital Status
Currently married	68	41	5.6 (3.48–9.07)	3.95 (2.33–6.70)	0.001
Currently unmarried	66	223	1.00
Women Educ: no education	24	72	1.00
Primary	38	75	1.52 (0.83–2.78)
Secondary	52	100	1.56 (0.88–2.76)
Higher	20	17	3.52 (1.59–7.81)
Media Exposure
Yes	84	127	1.8 (1.18–2.77)
No	50	137	1.00
Occupation Women:
Unemployed	23	84	1.00	1.00	0.015 0.99 0.71
Employed	64	60	3.8 (2.18–6.96)	2.2 (1.77–4.15)
Student	24	94	0.9 (0.49–1.77)	0.8 (0.51–1.97)
Others	23	26	3.2 (1.56–6.67)	2 (0.92–4.55)
HH Income
Low (<600)	19	57	1.00
Moderate (600–1000)	28	58	1.4 (0.71–2.88)
High (>1000)	87	149	1.8 (0.92–3.14)
Attitude
Positive	101	135	2.9 (1.84–4.63)	2.4 (1.43–3.98)	0.001
Negative	33	129	1.00	1.00
Parity
>2	24	11	5 (2.31–10.60)
≤2	110	253	1.00
Knowledge
Good	117	201	2.1 (1.21–3.86.5)
Poor	17	63	1.00
Thinking SRH Service Friendly
Yes	39	73	1.1 (0.67–0.78)
No	95	191	1.00