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 2
Obstetric, reproductive, and maternal health-care characteristics of respondents delivering in public hospitals of South Gondar zone, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 140 cases and 280 controls).
Characteristics
Uptake of PPIUCD
Cases n = 140 (%)
Controls n = 280 (%)
Total family size
≤2
12 (8.6%)
45 (16.1%)
3−4
77 (55%)
161 (57.5%)
≥5
51 (36.4%)
74 (26.4%)
No. of total live children women have
No children at all
9 (6.4%)
58 (20.4%)
1−2
48 (34.3%)
137 (48.9%)
3−4
51 (36.4%)
47 (16.8%)
≥5
32 (22.9%)
38 (13.6%)
Sex status of live children (n1 = 131, n2 = 222)
Only female
16 (12.2%)
35 (15.8%)
Only male
33 (25.2%)
62 (27.9%)
Both male and female
82 (62.6%)
125 (56.3%)
Parity of respondents
Primipara
17 (12.1%)
86 (30.7%)
Multipara
123 (87.9%)
194 (69.3%)
Birth interval by months (n1 = 123, n2 = 194)
Less than 24
46 (37.4%)
47 (24.2%)
26−36
13 (10.6%)
22 (11.3%)
Greater than 36
64 (52%)
125 (64.4%)
Did you have the plan to have a child?
Yes
73 (52.1%)
179 (63.9%)
No
59 (42.1%)
69 (24.6%)
Undecided
8 (5.7%)
32 (11.4%)
No. of children you plan to have (n1 = 73, n2 = 179)
1−2
44 (35.7%)
78 (43.6%)
3−4
25 (30.5%)
78 (43.6%)
≥5
4 (5.4%)
23 (12.8%)
Sex status of children women desire (n1 = 73, n2 = 179)
Only male
9 (12.3%)
19 (10.6%)
Only female
5 (6.8%)
6 (3.4%)
Both
59 80.8%)
154 (86%)
Decision maker for planned children (n1 = 73, n2 = 179)
Myself
20 (27.4%)
54 (30.1%)
Husband
31 (41.3%)
58 (32.4%)
Joint decision
22 (30.1%)
67 (37.4%)
Time to have children by month (n1 = 73, n2 = 179)
Less than 24
2 (2.7%)
2 (1.1%)
24−36
22 (30.1%)
100 (55.9%)
Greater than 36
49 (67.1%)
77 (43%)
Status of current birth
Planned
123 (87.9%)
233 (83.2%)
Unplanned
17 (12.1%)
47 (16.8%)
Number of ANC visits
Did not attend
28 (20%)
96 (34.3%)
Attended one times
8 (5.7%)
30 (10.7%)
Attended two times
9 (6.4%)
47 (16.8%)
Attended three times
68 (18.6%)
64 (22.9%)
Attended ≥4 times
27 (19.3%)
43 (15.4%)
Counseling
Yes
126 (90%)
121 (43.2%)
No
14 (10%)
159 (56.8%)
Partner involvement for discussion (n1 = 126, n2 = 121)
Yes
65 (51.6%)
50 (41.3%)
No
61 (48.4%)
71 (58.7%)
Time of counseling (n1 = 126, n2 = 121)
During ANC
34 (27%)
13 (11.2%)
During LFSOL
23 (18.3%)
15 (12.9%)
During PNC
28 (22.2%)
34 (20.7%)
Multiple counseling a
41 (32.5%)
59 (55.2%)
a = woman who had counseled more than one time, n1 = cases and n2 = controls , ANC = antenatal care, LFSOL = latent first stage of labor, PNC = postnatal care.
