Research Article
Modern Contraceptive Utilization and Associated Factors among Married Gumuz Women in Metekel Zone North West Ethiopia
Table 2
Reproductive health characteristics of the respondents in Metekel zone, Benishangul, Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Age at first marriage | <15 | 324 | 55.9 | 15-18 | 254 | 43.8 | >18 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Gravidity | Prime gravid | 15 | 2.6 | Multigravid | 371 | 64 | Grand multi-Para | 194 | 33.4 |
| Parity | Prime Para | 11 | 1.9 | Multi-Para | 364 | 62.8 | Grand multi-Para | 205 | 35.3 |
| Age at first birth | 15-19 | 557 | 96.0 | 20-24 | 23 | 4.0 |
| Plan additional children within 2 years | Yes | 279 | 48.1 | No | 301 | 51.9 |
| How many alive children | 1 | 10 | 1.7 | 2-4 | 369 | 63.9 | ≥5 | 201 | 34.7 |
| Discussed with partners on contraceptive method | Yes | 129 | 22.2 | No | 451 | 77.8 |
| Decides number of children | Husband | 417 | 71.9 | Wife | 83 | 14.3 | Both | 80 | 13.8 |
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