Research Article
Women’s Joint Decision on Contraceptive Use in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Knowledge of Married women on contraceptive method in urban and rural districts of Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia, 2015.
| Variables | Urban (%) | Rural (%) |
| Ever heard of contraceptive methods | | | Yes | 514 (97.3%) | 510 (96.6%) | No | 14 (2.7%) | 18 (3.4%) | Type of methods women know | (n = 514) | (n = 510) | Injectables | 497 (97.1%) | 496 (97.3%) | Pills | 481 (93.9%) | 418 (82.0%) | Implants | 390 (76.2%) | 416 (81.6%) | IUCD | 386 (75.4%) | 205 (40.2%) | Lactation amenorrhea methods | 43 (8.4%) | 9 (1.8%) | Condom | 244 (47.7%) | 41 (8.0%) | Rhythm/periodic abstinence | 94 (18.4%) | 10 (2.0%) | Permanent method | 40 (7.8%) | 16 (3.1%) | Source of contraceptive method | (n = 514) | (n = 510) | Health professionals | 430 (85.5%) | 452 (93.0%) | Radio/TV | 294 (58.4%) | 61 (12.6%) | Neighboring | 82 (16.3%) | 229 (47.1%) | Husband | 104 (20.7%) | 48 (9.9%) | Poster/leaflet | 74 (14.7%) | 12 (2.5%) | Ever known the importance of FP | (n = 514) | (n = 510) | Yes | 509 (99.0%) | 471 (92.4%) | No | 5 (1.0%) | 39 (7.6%) | Importance of FP mentioned by women | | | (1) To avoid pregnancy | 500 (98.8%) | 382 (81.3%) | (2) To limit number of pregnancies | 287 (56.7%) | 401 (85.3%) | (3) To space the child | 238 (47.0%) | 116 (24.7%) | Ever known side effects of contraceptives | | | Yes | 246 (47.9%) | 206 (40.4%) | No | 268 (52.2%) | 304 (59.6%) | Side effect of FP mentioned by women | | | Weight gain | 161 (85.6%) | 49(24.9%) | Headache | 110 (58.5%) | 59 (29.9%) | Irregular menstruation | 98 (52.1%) | 154 (78.2%) | Vomiting | 83 (44.1%) | 21 (10.7%) | Nausea | 79 (42.0%) | 47 (23.9%) | Women’s discussion on contraceptive methods with their husbands | | | Yes | 323 (61.2%) | 240 (45.5%) | No | 205 (38.8%) | 288 (54.5%) | Women’s support from their husbands to use or not use | | | Yes | 317 (60.0%) | 237 (44.9%) | No | 211 (40.0%) | 291 (55.1%) | Support from their close relatives | | | Yes | 84 (15.9%) | 38 (7.2%) | No | 444 (84.1%) | 490 (92.8%) |
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