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

Table 5

Factors associated with women’s autonomy decision making power on PPMC use, in Sekota town and its surroundings, Northwest, Ethiopia 2017.

Variables	Women’s autonomy decision making power on PPMC use		COR	AOR
	Yes	No
Age
15–24	88	34	1	1
25–34	178	40	1.72 (1.02–2–90)	1.72 (0.59–5.01)
35–44	55	20	1.06 (056–2.03)	2.18 (0.65–7.41)
Educational status
No formal education	206	72	1	1
Primary education (1–8)	44	15	1.02 (0.53–1.95)	1.06 (0.29–3.86)
Secondary education (9–12)	39	4	3.41 (1.18–9.90)	3.74 (0.28–49.68)
Tertiary & above	32	3	3.73 (1.11–12.55)	0.83 (0.14–5.08)
Time gap b/n previous & index birth
<1 year	64	7	5.33 (2.15–13.24)	7.98 (2.50–25.52)*
1-3 years	129	33	2.28 (1.25–4.17)	2.11 (0.95–4.70)
>3years	48	28	1	1
Index birth planned
Yes	230	74	1	1
No	91	20	1.46 (0.84–2.54)	0.54 (0.22–1.31)
Had ANC
Yes	288	68	3.33 (1.87–5.95)	1.97 (0.74–5.30)
No	33	26	1	1
Counseled about PPFP
Yes	231	42	3.19 (1.98–5.15)	2.29 (1.27–5.71)
No	90	52	1	1
Place of delivery
Health facility	282	58	4.49 (2.63–7.65)	2.14 (0.93–04.93)
Home	39	36	1
Discussed on PPMC with husband
Yes	224	20	12.22 (6.94–21.53)	14.62 (6.52–32.75)
No	66	72	1	1
Ethnicity
Himtana	246	83	1	1
Other	75	11	2.30 (1.17–4.54)	1.10 (0.31–3.86)
Had knowledge on PPFP
Yes	311	85	3.29 (1.30–8.36)	1.00 (0.13–7.03)
No	10	9	1	1
Knew pregnancy could happen within PPP
Yes	225	31	4.76 (2.91–7.80)	6.53 (3.2–14.12)*
No	96	63	1	1

= Statistically significant at .