Research Article
Unintended Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Women Who Live in Ilu Gelan District, Western Ethiopia, 2021
Table 3
Awareness towards contraceptive method of pregnant women living in Ilu Gelan district, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2021 (
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| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
| Do you know contraceptive method? | No | 239 | 44.3 | Yes | 301 | 55.7 |
| Source of information | Media | 106 | 35.2 | Health professionals | 65 | 21.6 | Husband | 78 | 25.9 | Peer | 52 | 17.2 |
| Which one of the following modern contraceptives do you know? | Pills | 125 | 23.1 | Condom | 168 | 31.1 | Injectable | 120 | 22.2 | Implants | 128 | 23.7 | IUCD | 136 | 25.2 | Female sterilization | 87 | 16.1 | Male sterilization | 56 | 10.4 |
| Spousal communication about contraceptives | No | 236 | 43.7 | Yes | 304 | 56.3 |
| Ever used contraceptive | No | 341 | 63.1 | Yes | 199 | 36.9 |
| Type of contraceptive used | Pills | 120 | 60.3 | Condom | 100 | 50.3 | Injectable | 104 | 52.3 | Implants | 95 | 47.7 | IUCD | 86 | 43.2 |
| Prevention of unintended pregnancy awareness | No | 285 | 52.8 | Yes | 255 | 47.2 |
| Do you know of emergency contraceptive | No | 362 | 67.0 | Yes | 178 | 33.0 |
| Health care decision (all health services) | Husband or partner | 140 | 25.9 | Me and husband jointly | 266 | 49.3 | Me | 134 | 24.8 |
| Family planning use decision | Husband or partner | 234 | 43.3 | Me and husband jointly | 184 | 34.1 | Me | 122 | 22.6 |
| Family income decision | Husband or partner | 243 | 45.0 | Me and husband jointly | 181 | 33.5 | Me | 116 | 21.5 |
| Means of communication | Radio | 71 | 13.1 | Television | 228 | 42.2 | Others | 22 | 4.1 | None | 106 | 19.6 |
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Internet, telephone, and cell phone. |