Knowledge of and Utilization of Emergency Contraceptive and Its Associated Factors among Women Seeking Induced Abortion in Public Hospitals, Eastern Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Factors associated with the utilization of EC among women seeking induced abortion in public hospitals in eastern zone of Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 369).
Variable
Utilization of EC
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Age
15–19
7 (8%)
81 (92%)
1
20–24
19 (16.1%)
99 (83.9%)
2.22 (0.88–5.54)
25–29
11 (16.4%)
56 (83.6%)
2.27 (0.83–6.22)
≥30
8 (8.3%)
88 (91.7%)
1.05 (0.36–3.30)
Place of residence
Urban
31 (18.1%)
140 (81.9%)
1
1
Rural
14 (7.1)
184 (92.9%)
0.34 (0.17–0.67)
0.67 (0.30–1.48)
Ethnicity
Tigray
35 (11.9%)
259 (88.1%)
1
1
Erob
5 (7.9%)
58 (92.1%)
0.63 (0.24–1.69)
4.34 (0.73–25.88)
Amhara
4 (44.4)
5 (55.6%)
5.92 (1.51–23.09)
4.89 (0.12–199.22)
Afar
1 (33.3%)
2 (66.7%)
3.70 (0.32–41.87)
0.54 (0.080–3.74)
Religion
Orthodox Christian
34 (11.3%)
268 (88.7%)
1
1
Catholic
3 (7.3%)
38 (92.7%)
0.62 (0.18–2.12)
0.63 (0.08–1.61)
Muslim
4 (21.1%)
15 (78.9%)
2.10 (0.65–6.70)
2.37 (0.42–13.39)
Protestant
4 (57.1%)
3 (42.9%)
10.5 (2.25–48.96)
60.85 (5.34–693.29)
Educational level
Unable to read and write
1 (1%)
95 (99%)
0.02 (0.003–0.17)
0.21 (0.02–2.16)
Able to read and write
3 (7.7%)
36 (92.3%)
0.17 (0.04–0.69)
0.54 (0.10–2.78)
Primary (1–8 grades)
13 (19.1%)
55 (80.9%)
0.49 (0.19–1.26)
1.90 (0.57–6.29)
Secondary (9–10 grades)
17 (12.9%)
115 (87.1%)
0.30 (0.12–0.74)
0.56 (0.19–1.62)
Diploma and above
11 (32.4%)
23 (67.6%)
1
1
Marital status
Single
32 (14.7%)
185 (85.3%)
1
Married
11 (8.2%)
123 (91.8%)
0.517 (0.251–1.064)
Divorced
2 (11.1%)
16 (88.9%)
0.723 (0.159–3.295)
Occupation
Students
11 (10.5%)
94 (89.5%)
1
1
House wife
12 (8.7%)
126 (91.3%)
0.81 (0.34–1.92)
1.04 (0.28–3.81)
Governmental employed
7 (22.6%)
24 (77.4%)
2.49 (0.87–7.11)
0.16 (0.02–1.13)
Private employed
9 (14.8%)
52 (85.2%)
1.47 (0.57–3.80)
0.38 (0.10–1.41)
Daily labor
3 (42.9%)
4 (57.1%)
6.40 (1.26–32.45)
1.37 (0.20–9.25)
Commercial sex workers
2 (14.3%)
12 (85.7%)
1.42 (0.28–7.21)
0.31 (0.03–2.91)
Others
1 (7.7%)
12 (92.7%)
0.71 (0.08–6.01)
1.54 (0.0.11–21.35)
Got health education about EC
Yes
32 (26.7%)
88 (73.3%)
1
1
No
13 (5.2%)
236 (94.8%)
0.15 (0.07–0.30)
0.78 (0.30–2.05)
Previous utilization of any contraceptive
Yes
38 (20.4%)
148 (79.6%)
1
1
No
7 (3.8%)
176 (96.2%)
0.15 (0.06–0.35)
0.13 (0.05–0.36)
Average knowledge
Knowledgeable
42 (28.2%)
107 (71.8%)
1
1
Not knowledgeable
3 (1.4%)
217 (98.6%)
0.03 (0.01–0.11)
0.03 (0.006–0.14)
Attitude
Positive
35 (13.8%)
219 (86.2%)
1
Negative
10 (8.7%)
105 (91.3%)
1.67 (0.80–3.51)
Significant at P value <0.05 on bivariate. Significant at value <0.05 on multivariate analysis. OR: odds ratio.
