Table 3 Association of characteristics of study participants with unmet need for family planning in rural Ethiopia, 2020

Women exposed to FP services through HEP

21.52

3295

0.56 (0.47, 0.66)

0.46 (0.37, 0.59)*

Maximum qualification of health workers

 Level III HEWs

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Level IV HEWs

21.57

1785

0.73 (0.64, 0.85)

0.80 (0.67, 0.95)*

 Clinical nurse or midwife

26.08

73.92

0.72 (0.35, 0.89)

0.90 (0.73, 1.13)

Health post ready to provide FP service

22.72

3269

0.60 (0.49, 0.73)

1.02 (0.75, 1.39)

Age in year

0.98 (0.97, 0.99)*

Women have formal education

17.34

82.66

0.72 (0.62, 0.83)

1.10 (0.92, 1.32)

Wealth

 Lowest quantile

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Lower quantile

26.46

749

0.69 (0.56, 0.84)

0.86 (0.68, 1.08)

 Middle quantile

22.81

761

0.64 (0.52, 0.78)

0.76 (0.60, 0.96)*

 Higher quantile

20.62

812

0.57 (0.47, 0.70)

0.69 (0.54, 0.87)*

 Highest quantile

18.19

841

0.46 (0.37, 0.56)

0.52 (0.41, 0.67)*

Women live in pastoralist area

31.05

1202

1.26 (1.10, 1.44)

1.05 (0.87, 1.26)

Women are knowledgeable about modern FP methods

21.84

3407

0.74 (0.61, 0.90)

0.76 (0.58, 1.01)

Current number of children

 1–2

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 3–4

22.95

1077

1.28 (1.06, 1.55)

1.29 (1.04, 1.59)*

 5 and above

29.15

1138

1.82 (1.52, 2.17)

2.11 (1.67, 2.65)*

Husbands are aware of the availability of FP services at health post

21.73

3001

0.95 (0.82, 1.12)

1.22 (1.01, 1.48)*