Women’s Joint Decision on Contraceptive Use in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Knowledge of Married women on contraceptive method in urban and rural districts of Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia, 2015.

Variables	Urban (%)	Rural (%)
Ever heard of contraceptive methods
Yes	514 (97.3%)	510 (96.6%)
No	14 (2.7%)	18 (3.4%)
Type of methods women know	(n = 514)	(n = 510)
Injectables	497 (97.1%)	496 (97.3%)
Pills	481 (93.9%)	418 (82.0%)
Implants	390 (76.2%)	416 (81.6%)
IUCD	386 (75.4%)	205 (40.2%)
Lactation amenorrhea methods	43 (8.4%)	9 (1.8%)
Condom	244 (47.7%)	41 (8.0%)
Rhythm/periodic abstinence	94 (18.4%)	10 (2.0%)
Permanent method	40 (7.8%)	16 (3.1%)
Source of contraceptive method	(n = 514)	(n = 510)
Health professionals	430 (85.5%)	452 (93.0%)
Radio/TV	294 (58.4%)	61 (12.6%)
Neighboring	82 (16.3%)	229 (47.1%)
Husband	104 (20.7%)	48 (9.9%)
Poster/leaflet	74 (14.7%)	12 (2.5%)
Ever known the importance of FP	(n = 514)	(n = 510)
Yes	509 (99.0%)	471 (92.4%)
No	5 (1.0%)	39 (7.6%)
Importance of FP mentioned by women
(1) To avoid pregnancy	500 (98.8%)	382 (81.3%)
(2) To limit number of pregnancies	287 (56.7%)	401 (85.3%)
(3) To space the child	238 (47.0%)	116 (24.7%)
Ever known side effects of contraceptives
Yes	246 (47.9%)	206 (40.4%)
No	268 (52.2%)	304 (59.6%)
Side effect of FP mentioned by women
Weight gain	161 (85.6%)	49(24.9%)
Headache	110 (58.5%)	59 (29.9%)
Irregular menstruation	98 (52.1%)	154 (78.2%)
Vomiting	83 (44.1%)	21 (10.7%)
Nausea	79 (42.0%)	47 (23.9%)
Women’s discussion on contraceptive methods with their husbands
Yes	323 (61.2%)	240 (45.5%)
No	205 (38.8%)	288 (54.5%)
Women’s support from their husbands to use or not use
Yes	317 (60.0%)	237 (44.9%)
No	211 (40.0%)	291 (55.1%)
Support from their close relatives
Yes	84 (15.9%)	38 (7.2%)
No	444 (84.1%)	490 (92.8%)