ArticleBMC women's health2022
Magnitude of unmet need for family planning and its predictors among reproductive age women in high fertility regions of Ethiopia: Evidence from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.
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Abstract
backgroundUnmet need for family planning refers to fertile women who want to limit or space their delivery but are not using contraceptive methods. Despite multiple studies were conducted to address family planning in Ethiopia, there is limited information on unmet need in high fertility regions. Knowing the magnitude and predictors of unmet need in the study area helps as an impute for interventions. Therefore, this study aims to assess the magnitude and predictors of unmet need for family planning among reproductive age women in high fertility regions of Ethiopia.
methodsA secondary data analysis was performed using the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016. A total sample weight of 4312 currently married reproductive age women were included in this study. A multilevel mixed-effect binary logistic regression model was fitted. Finally, the odds ratios along with the 95% confidence interval were generated to determine the individual and community level factors of unmet need for family planning. A p-value less than 0.05 was declared as statistical significance.
resultsThe overall unmet need for family planning among currently married reproductive-age women in high fertility regions of Ethiopia was 29.78% (95% CI: 28.26, 31.3). Women with no formal education (AOR: 1.65, 95% CI: 1.17, 2.15), women in the poor wealth quantile (AOR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.34, 2.09), women with no media exposure (AOR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.58), multiparous women (AOR: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.15, 2.16), sex of household head (AOR: 1.39, 95% CI: 1.11, 1.77) and rural residency (AOR: 2.45, 95% CI: 1.12, 3.59) were predictors of unmet need for family planning.
conclusionThe magnitude of unmet need for family planning among currently married reproductive-age women in high fertility regions of Ethiopia was high when compared to the national average and the United Nations sphere standard of unmet need for family planning. Education, wealth index, mass media, parity, sex of household head, and residence were independent predictors of unmet need for family planning among reproductive-age women in high fertility regions of Ethiopia. Any interventional strategies that reduce the unmet need for family planning should consider these factors to overcome the problems in the regions.
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