Skip to main content

Table 3 Husbands’ involvement in family planning use in 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

Non-users

Users

N (%)

N (%)

Husband involvement

 Discussion about FP with your couple

Yes

96 (27.9%)

54 (81.8%)

No

248 (72.1%)

12 (18.2%)

 Discussion about spacing birth

Yes

73 (21.2%)

56 (84.8%)

No

271 (78.8%)

10 (15.2%)

 Discussion about limiting birth

Yes

48 (14%)

23 (34.8%)

No

296 (86%)

43 (65.2%)

Husbands’ support among users

 Accompany me to the health facility for FP

Yes

24 (36.4%)

No

42 (63.6%)

 Participate in making the choice of type of FP

Yes

26 (39.4%)

No

40 (60.6%)

 Allow me to use for family planning

Yes

56 (84.8%)

No

10 (15.2%)

 Remind me of the schedule

Yes

40 (60.6%)

No

26 (39.4%)

 Help in me domestic activity

Yes

33 (50%)

No

33 (50%)

 Sharing me in use of family planning (use a condom)

Yes

0.00

No

66 (100%)

 Provide me financial support

Yes

52 (78.8%)

No

14 (21.2%)

 Aware of the side effect of the family planning

Yes

27 (40.9%)

No

39 (59.1%)