Determinants of Implant Utilization among Married Women of Childbearing Age in Chencha Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women in Chencha town, Southern Ethiopia, August, 2017 (n = 324).

Variables	Cases N (%)	Controls N (%)	COR (95% CI)	value
Age
15–24	7 (7.8%)	21 (9%)	1
25–34	54 (60%)	130 (55.6%)	1.25 (0.5, 3.1)	0.64
35 and above	29 (32.2%)	83 (35.5%)	1.05 (0.404, 2.72)	0.923
Women’s education
Cannot read and write	14 (15.6%)	41 (17.5%)	1
Can read and write	5 (5.6%)	23 (9.8%)	0.64 (0.203, 1.99)	0.44
Primary school	10 (11%)	37 (15.7%)	0.792 (0.314, 1.997)	0.62
Secondary/preparatory	36 (40%)	91 (38.9%)	1.16 (0.564, 2.39)	0.69
College/university	25 (27.8%)	42 (17.9%)	1.743 (0.797, 3.814)	0.164
Husband’s education
Cannot read and write	4 (4.4%)	20 (8.5%)	1
Can read and write	3 (3.3%)	24 (10.3%)	0.63 (0.125, 3.128)	0.567
Primary school	4 (4.4%)	22 (9.4%)	0.91 (0.2, 4.13)	0.902
Secondary/preparatory	10 (11.1%)	95 (40.6%)	0.526 (0.15, 1.85)	0.32
College/university	69 (76.7%)	73 (31.2%)	4.75 (1.54, 14.53)	0.007
Women’s occupation
House wife	43 (47.8%)	164 (70.1%)	1
Merchant	9 (10%)	19 (8.1%)	1.81 (0.76, 4.28)	0.178
Government employee	35 (38.9%)	39 (16.7%)	3.42 (1.94, 6.032)	0.000
Other	3 (3.3%)	12 (5.1%)	0.953 (0.258, 3.53)	0.943
Husband’s occupation
Merchant	25 (27.8%)	66 (28.2%)	1
Daily labourer	11 (12.2%)	39 (16.7%)	0.85 (0.8, 8.96)	0.89
Government employee	42 (46.7%)	74 (31.6%)	1.7 (0.72, 16.9)	0.65
Private worker	2 (2.2%)	17 (7.3%)	0.35 (0.024, 5.23)	0.45
Other	10 (11.1%)	38 (16.3%)	0.77 (0.71, 8.33)	0.83
Wealth index
Very low	27 (30%)	55 (23.6%)	1
Low	15 (16.7%)	61 (26.2%)	0.501 (0.242, 1.04)	0.063
Medium	31 (34.4%)	53 (22.7%)	1.2 (0.629, 2.26)	0.591
High	17 (18.9%)	64 (27.5%)	0.54 (0.267, 1.096)	0.088

Candidate variables for multivariable analysis at value ≤0.25.