Research Article
Determinants of Implant Utilization among Married Women of Childbearing Age in Chencha Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Reproductive characteristics of women in Chencha town, Southern Ethiopia, August, 2017 (n = 324).
| | Variables | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | COR in 95% CI | value |
| | Age at marriage | | <18 | 13 (14.4%) | 38 (16.2%) | 1 | | | 18 and above | 77 (85.6%) | 196 (83.8%) | 1.148 (0.58, 2.273) | 0.691 |
| | Number of pregnancy | | 1–3 | 67 (74.4%) | 169 (72.2%) | 1 | | | 4–6 | 19 (21.2%) | 50 (21.4%) | 0.959 (0.526, 1.745) | 0.89 | | 7 and above | 4 (4.4%) | 15 (6.4%) | 0.673 (0.215, 2.1) | 0.495 |
| | Number of abortion | | 1 | 6 (75%) | 17 (58.6%) | 1 | | | 2 and above | 2 (25%) | 12 (41.4%) | 0.472 (0.81, 2.752) | 0.404 |
| | Age at first birth | | <18 | 9 (10%) | 19 (8.1%) | 1 | | | 19–23 | 12 (13.3%) | 27 (11.5%) | 0.938 (0.33, 2.67) | 0.905 | | 24–29 | 31 (34.4%) | 94 (40.2%) | 0.696 (0.286, 1.697) | 0.425 | | 30 and above | 38 (28.8%) | 94 (40.2%) | 0.853 (0.325, 2.054) | 0.728 |
| | Number of children alive | | 1-2 | 47 (52.2%) | 115 (49.1%) | 1 | | | 3-4 | 36 (40%) | 98 (41.9%) | 0.899 (0.539, 1.498) | 0.682 | | Greater than 4 | 7 (7.8%) | 21 (9%) | 0.816 (0.325, 2.047) | 0.664 |
| | Future plan of fertility | | To space | 64 (71.1%) | 180 (76.9%) | 1 | | | To limit birth | 26 (28.9%) | 54 (23.1%) | 0.738 (0.427, 1.277) | 0.278 |
| | Desired number of children | | 1-2 | 55 (85.9%) | 108 (60%) | 1 | | | 3-4 | 6 (9.4%) | 63 (35%) | 0.187 (0.076, 0.459) | 0.000 | | 5 and above | 3 (4.7%) | 9 (5%) | 0.654 (0.523, 1.561) | 0.717 |
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Candidate variables for multivariable analysis at value ≤0.25. |
