Review Article

Postpartum Contraceptive Use and Its Determinants in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Table 1

Descriptive summary of 18 primary studies showing the prevalence and determinants for postpartum contraceptive use among postpartum mothers in Ethiopia included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, 2019.

RegionTown/districtAuthorPublication yearSample sizeResponse rate (%)Quality score (10 pt)Prevalence (95% CI)

AmharaGondarAbera et al. [1]201570599.7848.4 (44.71, 52.10)
DabatMengesha et al. [33]2015899100910.3 (8.31, 12.29)
DessieTegegn et al. [35]201738399.7752 (46.99, 57.01)
GondarBerta et al. [36]2018404100845.8 (40.94, 50.66)
GozamenWorkineh et al. [41]201784498.22646.7 (43.30, 50.10)
Debre BerhanDemie et al. [12]2018248100733.1 (27.24, 38.96)

TigrayGanta-AfeshumGebremariam and Gebremariam [29]201760595.5868.1 (64.37, 71.83)
AxumAbraha et al. [31]201760198.2848 (43.97, 52.03)
AxumAbraha et al. [32]201860497.7748 (43.97, 52.03)
Tahtay KoraroEmbafrash and Mekonnen [39]201942296.9729.3 (24.89, 33.71)

Addis AbabaAddis AbabaGebremedhin et al. [30]201780394.9880.3 (77.48, 83.12)
Addis AbabaTedla et al. [40]201763198.7750.1 (46.17, 54.03)
Addis AbabaRoss and Winfrey et al. [19]201784598.68

SNNPRAroressaGebremariam and Gebremariam [29]201869598.4861.3 (57.65, 64.95)
HossanaGejo et al. [42]2019368100773.9 (69.41, 78.39)
ButajjiraAbiy [18]201542199.7647.4 (42.62, 52.18)

OromiaGida AyanaTeka et al. [34]201861697.8845.4 (41.43, 49.37)
SomaliKebribeyahNigussie et al. [37]201655698612.3 (9.54, 15.06)