Research Article

Determinant of Implanon Discontinuation among Women Who Ever Used Implanon in Diguna Fango District, Wolayita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Case Control Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants among women who ever used Implanon in Diguna Fang District, Wolayita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, March 2017.

VariablesCases ()Controls ()
(%) (%)

Age of respondents
in years
<2010 (11.8)70 (27.5)
20–2424 (28.2)68 (26.7)
25–2916 (18.8)37 (14.5)
30–3416 (18.8)40 (15.7)
35+19 (22.4)40 (15.7)

Residence of respondentsSemiurban36 (42.4)78 (30.6)
Rural49 (57.6)177 (69.4)

Religion of respondentsProtestant60 (70.6)220 (86.3)
Orthodox13 (15.3)20 (7.8)
Catholic7 (8.2)9 (3.5)
Muslim5 (5.9)6 (1.8)

Ethnicity of respondentsWolayita73 (85.9)228 (89.4)
Sidama5 (5.9)4 (1.6)
Amhara5 (5.9)7 (2.7)
Oromo2 (2.4)16 (6.3)

Maternal educational levelHaving no formal education38 (44.7)62 (24.3)
Elementary26 (30.6)78 (30.6)
Secondary and above21 (24.7)115 (45.1)

Maternal occupationHousewife39 (45.9)117 (45.9)
Merchant29 (34.1)99 (38.8)
Employed17 (20.0)39 (15.3)

Husband educational levelHaving no formal education40 (47.1)153 (60.0)
Elementary32 (15.3)59 (23.1)
Secondary and above13 (15.3)43 (16.9)

Number of children1–4 children38 (44.7)146 (57.3)
≥5 children47 (55.3)109 (42.7)

History of abortionYes15 (17.6)73 (28.6)
No70 (82.4)182 (71.4)