Contraceptive Use and Its Associated Factors among Women Who Gave Birth within 12 Months in Dubti Town, Pastoral Community, of Afar Region Northeast, Ethiopia

Table 2

Reproductive and health services characteristics of the study participants in Dubti town, pastoral community, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia, May 2018.

Variables	Category	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Number of children	1	48	14
	2-3	170	49.7
	>3	124	36.3
History of abortion	Yes	71	20.8
	No	271	79.2
Number of abortion	1	50	70.4
	2-3	21	29.6
Menses resumed after the last delivery	Yes	287	83.9
	No	55	16.1
Started sex after the last delivery	Yes	299	87.4
	No	43	12.6
Birth planned	Yes	207	60.5
	No	135	39.5
Ever used contraceptive	Yes	117	34.2
	No	225	65.8
Currently using contraceptive	Yes	103	30.1
	No	239	69.9
Types of contraceptive	Pills	29	28.5
	Injectable	68	66
	Implant	6	5.8
Source of the services	Government	33	32.1
	Private	70	67.9
Intension to use contraceptive in the future	Yes	157	65.7
	No	82	34.7
Reason not to use contraceptives	Lack of knowledge	12	5
	Infrequent sex	15	6.3
	Opposition to use	24	10
	Side effect	34	14.2
	Exclusive breastfeeding	154	64.4
Currently pregnant	Yes	25	7.3
	No	317	92.7
Had ANC follow-up	Yes	233	68.1
	No	109	31.9
Number of ANC visits	1-3	168	72.1
	≥4	65	27.9
Place of delivery	Home	135	39.5
	Health facility	207	60.5
Visited by health worker after delivery	Yes	82	24
	No	260	76