Women’s Autonomy Decision Making Power on Postpartum Modern Contraceptive Use and Associated Factors in North West Ethiopia

Table 4

Modern contraceptive use during PPP among mothers, in Sekota town and its Surroundings, Northwest, Ethiopia 2017 .

Variables	Categories	Frequency (%)	Variables	Categories	Frequency (%)
used modern contraceptive methods during PPP	Yes	124 (29.9)	The reason not used MC during the PP period	Menses not resume	97 (33.3)
	No	291 (70.1)		Religious reason	49 (16.8)
Which method used	Condom	18 (14.5)		Not start sexual intercourse	56 (19.2)
	Pills	25 (20.2)		Breastfeeding	51 (10.7)
	Injection	2 (1.6)		Husband disproval	20 (6.9)
	Implant	65 (52.4)		Fear of side effect	28 (9.6)
	IUCD	9 (7.3)		Lack of time	8 (2.7)
	Tuba ligation	5 (4.0)		Need to have another child	17 (5.8)
Who decided to use the method	Self	68 (54.8)		Previous health problem	12 (4.1)
	Jointly	37 (29.8)		Other reasons	3 (1.0)
	Husband	19 (15.3)	When did you start after birth	≤2 weeks	6 (4.8)
Where did you use	Public health institution	119 (96.0)		3–4 weeks	39 (31.5)
	Private health institution	5 (4.0)		5–6 weeks	79 (63.7)
Reason using contraceptive	To space	78 (62.9)	Used MC after PPP	yes	87 (29.9)
	To limit	37 (39.8)		no	204 (70.1)
	Partner pressure	9 (7.3)	Intended to use MC	Yes	142 (69.6)
			in future	No	62 (30.4)