Research Article

Contraceptive Method Utilization and Determinant Factors among Young Women (15-24) in Ethiopia: A Mixed-Effects Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis of the Performance Monitoring for Action 2018 Household Survey

Table 2

Demographic and reproductive characteristics of the respondents, Ethiopia, June-July, 2018 ().

VariablesCategoriesFrequencyPercentage

Age group (in years)15-1925826.3
20-2472473.7

Place of residenceRural51552.4
Urban46747.6

Educational statusNo formal education18819.1
Primary (grade 1-8)45246.0
Secondary (grade 9-12)21822.2
Technic/college (12+)12412.6

Marital statusNever married12612.8
Married or in union80782.2
Divorced495.0

ReligionOrthodox Christian48749.6
Muslim32833.4
Protestant15515.8
Others121.2

Wealth quintilesLowest quintile12412.6
Lower quintile11711.9
Middle quintile13513.7
Higher quintile23223.6
Highest quintile37438.1

Family size1-224424.9
3-449550.4
≥524324.7

ParityNulipara (no birth)35936.6
1-2 births56057.0
≥3 births636.4

Intended next birthSoon13613.9
After 2 years73674.9
Not decided11011.2

Catholic, Jova, and Traditional.