Table 2 Weighted percentage of selected characteristics and maternal independent decision-making not to use contraceptives in Ethiopia using 2016 EDHS data, 2022
Characteristics | Women’s independent decision-making power to not to use contraceptive | Total | Significant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | yes | |||
Maternal age | ||||
15–19 | 246 | 62 | 308 | < 0.001 |
20–24 | 573 | 177 | 749 | |
25–49 | 2904 | 1403 | 4307 | |
Household head | ||||
Female | 457 | 310 | 767 | < 0.001 |
Male | 3266 | 1332 | 4597 | |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 3300 | 1429 | 4729 | 0.09 |
Urban | 422 | 213 | 635 | |
Maternal occupation | ||||
No work | 2099 | 850 | 2949 | 0.002 |
Employed | 1624 | 792 | 2415 | |
Religion | ||||
Orthodox | 1180 | 708 | 1889 | < 0.001 |
Moslem | 1689 | 558 | 2248 | |
Protestant | 750 | 324 | 1074 | |
catholic/traditional/other | 103 | 52 | 154 | |
Maternal current working status | ||||
No worke | 2703 | 1161 | 3864 | 0.09 |
Worke | 2703 | 481 | 1500 | |
Husband education | ||||
No education | 1895 | 894 | 2788 | 0.012 |
Primary | 1348 | 548 | 1896 | |
Secondary | 272 | 132 | 405 | |
Higher | 208 | 68 | 276 | |
Number of unions | ||||
Once | 3155 | 1248 | 4403 | < 0.001 |
More than once | 567 | 394 | 961 | |
Community Education | ||||
Low | 1819 | 855 | 2673 | 0.03 |
Hight | 1901 | 787 | 2688 | |
Living children | ||||
0 | 304 | 114 | 418 | < 0.001 |
1–2 | 1014 | 360 | 1374 | |
3–4 | 939 | 460 | 1399 | |
4+ | 1466 | 708 | 2173 | |
They Visited health facility in the last 12 months | ||||
No | 2140 | 872 | 3012 | 0.003 |
Yes | 1582 | 770 | 2352 | |
Visited by fieldworker in last 12 months | ||||
No | 2737 | 1233 | 3970 | 0.20 |
Yes | 986 | 409 | 1394 | |
Distance to the health facility | ||||
Big problem | 2285 | 953 | 3238 | 0.08 |
No problem | 1437 | 689 | 2126 | |
Regions | ||||
Tigray | 230 | 133 | 363 | < 0.001 |
Afar | 46 | 23 | 69 | |
Amhara | 632 | 419 | 1051 | |
Oromia | 1770 | 595 | 2365 | |
Somalia | 186 | 56 | 242 | |
Benishangul gumiz | 53 | 16 | 69 | |
South nations and nationality | 681 | 336 | 1017 | |
Gambela | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
Hareri | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
Addis Abeba | 88 | 41 | 129 | |
Dire dawa | 20 | 10 | 30 | |