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Table 6 Predictors of Implanon use among reproductive age women in Saesie-Tsaeda Emba and Ofla districts, Northern Ethiopia 2014 (n = 524)

From: Prevalence and predictors of implanon utilization among women of reproductive age group in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Current use of Implanon

Odds ratio

Yes

No

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age (n = 514)

 15–24

7(5.3)

124(9.7)

1

1

 25–29

7(6.9)

94(93.1)

1.23 (0.45, 3.89)

0.63(0.18, 2.14)

 30–34

19(20.8)

72(79.1)

4.68 (1.87, 11.66)*

2.18(0.61, 7.83)

 35–39

10(10.1)

89(89.9)

1.99 (0.73, 5.43)

1.16(0.26, 5.09)

  > =40

10(10.9)

82(89.1)

2.16 (0.79, 5.90)

1.27(0.28, 5.77)

Marital status

 Otherum

11(4.9)

212(95.1)

1

1

 Married

42(14.0)

259(86.0)

3.13 (1.57, 6.22)*

2.14(0.95, 4.83)

Employment

 Not currently working

10(6.3)

149(93.7)

1

1

 Currently working

43(11.8)

322(88.2)

1.99 (0.97, 4.07)

2.73(1.20, 6.21)*

Member of model family

 No

12(5.9)

190(94.1)

1

1

 Yes

41(12.7)

281(87.3)

2.31 (1.18, 4.51)*

1.60(0.72, 3.57)

Number of living children

 0

3(3.2)

90(96.8)

1

1

 1 to 2

16(10.3)

140(89.7)

3.43 (0.97, 12.10)

1.36(0.32, 5.83)

 3 to 4

15(9.6)

142(90.4)

3.17 (0.89, 11.26)

1.08(0.20, 5.97)

  > 4

19(16.1)

99(83.9)

5.76 (1.65, 20.11)*

2.09(0.34, 12.9)

Number of methods known

 Poor

16(5.8)

261(94.2)

1

1

 Good

37(15.0)

210(85.0)

2.87(1.56, 5.31)*

2.24(1.09, 4.62)*

Number of methods ever used

 Poor

9(2.6)

335(97.4)

1

1

 Good

44(24.4)

136(75.6)

12.04(5.72, 25.35)*

11.0(5.06, 23.90)*

  1. um = (single, divorced, widowed), * = p < 0.05