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Table 2 Percent distribution of contraceptive utilization type by socio-demographic and economic characteristics of women (aged 15–49 years) in Ethiopia, min DHS 2019

From: Modern contraception utilization and associated factors among all women aged 15–49 in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey

Variables

Use of modern FP

n (weighted %)

Traditional or non FP users

n (weighted %)

Age group

15–19

164 (9.4)

1936 (90.6)

20–24

435 (34.7)

1143 (65.3)

25–29

568 (40.5)

1184 (59.5)

30–34

380 (39.5)

786 (60.5)

35–39

305 (34.1)

732 (65.9)

40–44

150 (26.9)

564 (73.1)

45–49

59 (13.7)

479 (86.3)

Educational level

No education

759 (27.6)

2881 (72.4)

Primary

841 (28.6)

2504 (71.4)

Secondary

267 (26.3)

882 (73.7)

More than Secondary

194 (31.0)

557 (69.0)

Residence

Urban

697 (29.4)

2254 (70.6)

Rural

1364 (27.4)

4570 (72.6)

Region

Tigray

183 (26.2)

550 (73.8)

Afar

63 (11.6)

578 (88.4)

Amhara

319 (34.4)

629 (65.6)

Oromia

288 (27.5)

764 (72.5)

Somali

15 (2.9)

625 (97.1)

Benishangul-Gumuz

202 (26.3)

545 (73.7)

SNNPR

313 (31.1)

695 (68.9)

Gambela

176 (22.5)

547 (77.5)

Harari

152 (18.5)

611 (81.5)

Addis Ababa

205 (24.7)

613 (75.3)

Dire Dawa

145 (18.5)

667 (81.5)

Religion

Orthodox

998 (31.7)

2376 (68.3)

Catholic

20 (44.7)

58 (55.3)

Protestant

465 (31.3)

1246 (68.7)

Muslim

562 (20.1)

3073 (79.9)

Traditional

9 (20.5)

51 (79.5)

Other

7 (25.7)

20 (73.3)

Marital status

Single

2245 (2.1)

55 (97.9)

Married

3737 (40.4)

1876 (59.6)

Living with partner

78 (43.0)

51 (57.0)

Widowed

221 (2.2)

6 (97.8)

Divorced

376 (14.6)

48 (85.4)

Separated

167 (12.7)

25 (87.3)

Parity

None

225 (8.3)

2672 (91.7)

1 to 2

891 (45.5)

1513 (54.5)

3 to 4

534 (38.4)

1171 (61.6)

5 and above

411 (28.7)

1468 (71.3)

Wealth quintile

Lowest

231 (20.2)

1800 (79.8)

Second

326 (25.7)

1015 (74.3)

Middle

368 (31.7)

900 (68.3)

Fourth

384 (28.8)

960 (71.2)

Highest

752 (31.5)

2149 (68.5)

Total

2061 (28.1%)

6824 (71.9%)