Correlation of Unmet Need and Discontinuation in Ethiopia

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ID2308366
AuthorsYishak Abraham Lailulo, A Sathiya Susuman (0000-0002-2339-2284, University of the Western Cape)
Year2016
Volume51
Issue6
Pages656-668
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0021909614553239
OpenAlexW2333718159
LanguageEN
References cited16

A few key factors affecting usage of all methods and contraceptive discontinuation among women whom are currently married in Ethiopia are discussed. What are the factors affecting women's contraceptive use? The aim is to explore the two regions on the basis of high total fertility rate (TFR) regions (Oromiya (5.6) and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR) (4.9)) in the Ethiopian demographic and health survey (EDHS) 2011. A descriptive and comparative study using the quantitative research method is chosen to address the above research question. The study findings show that the contraceptive discontinuation rate for users of all types of methods is 37%. The highest women's discontinuation rate is for the pill which is 70% due to side effects

Descriptive research · Discontinuation · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · Pill · Population · Psychiatry · Research methodology · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Demography