Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Use among Women of Reproductive Ages in the Rural Awi Zone, Ethiopia

Amare Sewnet Minale, Bahir Dar University

The objective of the study is to assess the factors affecting use of modern contraceptive among married women of reproductive ages. The study applied concurrent cross-sectional design with sample of 157 married women in the reproductive age from the study area. Data was collected through survey questionnaire, focus group discussions, in-depth and key-informant interviews and analyzed. The result has shown that the status of modern contraceptive use to those who do not use decreased by 0.37 by women of age 35-39 than age of 40-44. The education status of women using the modern contraceptive methods that are illiterate and read and write compared to those who have elementary education are increased by a factor of 2.002 than those who can read and write. Hence, improving economic status of women, raising community awareness on modern contraceptive, facilitating peer and spousal discussion for the better use of modern contraceptive methods is required.