Research Article

Modern Contraceptive Use and Influencing Factors in Amhara Regional State: Further Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey Data 2016

Table 2

Contraceptive use among married reproductive-age women in the Amhara region, EDHS 2016.

VariablesFrequency (%)

Contraceptive demand
 Demand for spacing880 (39.9)
 Demand for limiting610 (27.6)

Using contraceptives
 Using for spicing721 (32.7)
 Using for limiting421 (19.1)

Current use by method
 No1, 065 (48.3)
 Traditional10 (0.5)
 Modern1.32 (51.3)

Type of modern method used (n = 1132)
 Pill49 (4.3)
 IUD72 (6.4)
 Injectable706 (62.4)
 Condom0 (0.0)
 Sterilization13 (1.1)
 Implant292 (25.8)