Table 4 Attitude of married women towards utilization of family planning in pastoralist community of Afar region, 2013 (n = 602)
Characteristics | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Having many children will improving the income of the family? | 373 | 62 | 69 | 11.5 | 160 | 26 |
Contraceptive use causes infertility | 338 | 56.4 | 164 | 27.2 | 100 | 16.6 |
High child mortality should be compensated by many births. | 422 | 70.1 | 37 | 6.1 | 143 | 23.8 |
It is a sin to practice family planning methods with religious perspectives | 467 | 77.6 | 85 | 14.1 | 50 | 8.3 |
Men should share the responsibility of family planning use | 75 | 12.5 | 438 | 72.8 | 89 | 14.8 |
Women who practice family planning will be abandoned by their husbands | 386 | 64.1 | 162 | 26.9 | 54 | 9 |
A couple that practice family planning methods will have conflict with their partner | 444 | 73.8 | 107 | 17.8 | 51 | 8.5 |
Discussion among couple about family planning use is mandatory | 417 | 69.3 | 123 | 20.4 | 62 | 10.3 |
My partner should approve family planning use | 430 | 71.4 | 117 | 19.4 | 55 | 9.1 |
Short acting is more effective than long acting contraceptive | 78 | 13 | 482 | 80 | 42 | 7 |