Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and Bivariate analysis of factors associated with modern contraceptive use among reproductive age women in Ethiopia 2022. n = 8885

Age

15-19

2210

24.9

1

20-24

1481

16.7

1.07 (0.92,1.26)

25-29

1667

18.8

0.99 (0.86,1.16)

30-34

1160

13.1

1.22 (1.04,1.45) **

35-39

1065

12.0

1.03 (0.86,1.23)

40-44

739

8.3

1.23 (1.01,1.50) *

45-49

563

6.3

1.17 (0.94,1.45}

place of residence

Urban

2861

32.2

1

Rural

6024

67.8

2.19 (1.95,2.46) ***

Educational status

Not educated

3589

40.4

0.64 (0.54, 0.75) ***

Primary

3701

41.7

0.61 (0.55, 0.68) ***

Secondary

1088

12.2

0.41 (0.33,0.52) ***

Higher

507

5.7

1

Religion

Orthodox

3685

41.5

1

Catholic

47

0.5

0.064 (0.02,0 .20) ***

Protestant

2435

27.4

0.008 (0.004, 0.015) ***

Muslim

2619

29.5

0.42 (0.37, 0.47) ***

Traditional

83

0.9

1

Other

15

0.2

1

Sex of household head

Male

7050

79.3

1.15 (1.03,1.28) **

Female

1835

20.7

1

Wealth index

Poorest

1437

16.2

0.71 (0.61,0.83) ***

Poorer

1615

18.2

0.59 (0.51,0.69) ***

Middle

1671

18.8

0.59 (0.51,0.70) ***

Richer

1874

21.1

0.41 (0.35,0.46) ***

Richest

2287

25.7

1

current marital status

Single

2325

26.2

1

Married

5743

64.6

1.34 (1.18, 1.50) ***

Living with partner

121

1.4

0.86 (0.52, 1.38)

Widowed

185

2.1

1.24 (0.89, 1.72)

Divorced

377

4.2

2.33 (1.87, 2.92) ***

No longer living together

133

1.5

0.84 (0.56,1.24)

Current contraceptive use by method type

No method

6515

73.3

Folkloric method

2

0.0

Traditional method

105

1.2

Modern method

2262

25.5