Correlation of Unmet Need and Discontinuation in Ethiopia

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ID2308366
AutoresYishak Abraham Lailulo, A Sathiya Susuman (0000-0002-2339-2284, University of the Western Cape)
Año2016
Volumen51
Número6
Páginas656-668
Fecha de publicación2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0021909614553239
OpenAlexW2333718159
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas16

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