Determinants of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Uptake among Women Delivering in Public Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: An Unmatched Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characters of respondents who gave birth in South Gondar public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.
Characteristics
Uptake of PPIUCD
Cases n = 140 (%)
Controls n = 280 (%)
Age of women in a year
15−24
24 (17.1%)
68 (24.3%)
25−34
59 (42.1%)
161 (57.5%)
35−44
57 (40.7%)
51 (18.2%)
Educational status of women
No formal education
36 (25.7%)
133 (47.5%)
Primary
26 (18.6%)
59 (21.1%)
Secondary
58 (41.4%)
47 (16.8%)
Higher education
20 (14.3%)
41 (14.6%)
Occupational status of women
Housewife
79 (56.4%)
188 (67.1%)
Daily laborer
18 (12.9%)
21 (7.5%)
Merchant
7 (7.7%)
16 (5.7%)
Government employee
15 (10.7%)
32 (11.4%)
Private employee
9 (6.4%)
7 (2.5%)
Student
12 (8.6%)
16 (5.7%)
Husband occupational status
Farmer
65 (47.8%)
125 (46.3%)
Daily laborer
14 (11%)
25 (9.3%)
Merchant
15 (10%)
48 (17.8%)
Government employee
22 (16.2%)
51 (18.9%)
Private employee
9 (6.6%)
12 (4.5%)
Student
10 (7.4%)
9 (3.3%)
Family wealth index
Lowest
50 (35.7%)
121 (43.2%)
Middle
55 (39.3%)
34 (12.1%
Highest
35 (25%)
125 (44.6%)
a = Oromo, Tigre, b = Muslim, Protestant, and Catholic, c = single, separated, divorced, and widowed.
