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Table 1 Contraceptive Use Episode by Selected Characteristics of Women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

From: Factors associated with early long-acting reversible contraceptives discontinuation in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

Women characteristics

LARC type

IUD

No. (%)

Implants

No. (%)

All LARC

No. (%)

Marital status

 Single

2 (0.9)

26 (2.3)

28 (2.0)

 Married or living in union

231 (93.0)

1012 (89.0)

1243 (89.7)

 Other (widowed or divorced)

15 (6.1)

99 (8.7)

114 (8.2)

Age at time of discontinuation (years)

 15 to 24

47 (19.1)

303 (26.6)

350 (25.3)

 25 to 34

129 (52.1)

574 (50.5)

704 (50.8)

331 (23.9)

 35 or more

71 (28.8)

259 (22.8)

Place of residence

 Urban

100 (40.5)

273 (24.0)

374 (27.0)

 Rural

148 (59.5)

863 (76.0)

1011 (73.0)

Education status

 No education

124 (50.1)

616 (54.2)

740 (53.5)

 Primary

67 (26.9)

345 (30.3)

411 (29.7)

 Secondary or above

57 (23.0)

176 (15.5)

233 (16.8)

Currently working

 No

154 (62.2)

682 (60.0)

836 (60.4)

 Yes

94 (37.8)

455 (40.0)

548 (39.6)

Wealth index recoded

 Lowest

37 (14.9)

339 (29.9)

376 (27.2)

 Middle

50 (20.3)

242 (21.3)

292 (21.1)

 Rich

161 (64.8)

556 (48.9)

717 (51.7)

Participation in decision making

 Not participate

33 (13.4)

247 (21.7)

280 (20.2)

 Partially participate

44 (17.6)

156 (13.8)

200 (14.5)

 Fully participate

171 (69.0)

733 (64.5)

904 (65.3)

Owns a mobile telephone

 No

163 (65.6)

829 (73.0)

992 (71.7)

 Yes

85 (34.4)

307 (27.0)

392 (28.3)

Fertility preference of the woman

 Have another

130 (52.4)

677 (59.5)

807 (58.3)

 No more

113 (45.3)

408 (35.9)

520 (37.6)

 Undecided

6 (2.3)

52 (4.6)

58 (4.2)

Internet use

 Never

229 (92.2)

1086 (95.6)

1315 (95.0)

 Yes

19 (7.8)

50 (4.4)

70 (5.0)

Parity

 Nullipara

16 (6.3)

92 (8.1)

108 (7.8)

 Primipara

35 (14.0)

223 (19.6)

258 (18.6)

 Multipara

116 (46.8)

523 (46.0)

639 (46.2)

 Grand multipara

82 (32.9)

298 (26.2)

380 (27.4)