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Table 2 Family planning use among women from Afar pastoralist community of Ethiopia, 2017

From: Husbands’ involvement in family planning use and its associated factors in pastoralist communities of Afar, Ethiopia

Variables

Response

Number (percentage/%)

Source of information

Health Extension workers

306 (82%)

Other health workers

69 (18%)

Ever use FP

Yes

121 (29.5%)

No

289 (70.5%)

Current use of FP

Yes

66 (16.1%)

No

273 (66.6%)

Pregnant

71 (17%)

Type of FP methods

Injectable

61 (92.4%)

Pills

5 (7.6%)

Source of family planning for users

Health center

52 (78.8%)

Health post

8 (12.1%)

Private health facility

5 (7.6%)

Motivate by

Self

35 (53%)

Husband

31 (47%)