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Table 2 Prevalence of modern contraceptive use in currently married women by basic background characteristics, 2011

From: Geographical variation and factors influencing modern contraceptive use among married women in Ethiopia: evidence from a national population based survey

Background characteristics

Total (n = 10287£)

Use of modern contraception (95% CI)

Region

  

  Tigray

620

21.2 (18.08–24.32)

  Affar

104

9.1 (3.60–14.60)

  Amhara

2775

33.0 (31.50–34.50)

  Oromiya

3961

24.9 (23.84–25.96)

  Somali

232

3.8 (1.37–6.23)

  Benishangul- Gumuz

124

26.3 (18.6–34.00)

  SNNP

2022

24.7 (23.01–26, 39)

  Gambela

41

33.2 (18.81–47.59)

  Harari

28

31.5 (14.32–48.68)

  Addis Ababa

342

56.3 (51.13–61.47)

  Dire Dawa

38

31.7 (16.93–46.47)

Residence

  

  Urban

1843

49.5 (47.43–51.57)

  Rural

8444

22.5 (22.12–22.88)

  1. £Total numbers are based on survey weighted figures.