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Table 3 Twelve-month LARC Discontinuation Rate with 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

Characteristics

12-month LARC discontinuation rate (95%CI)

Marital status

 Single

27.0 (4.8–56.7)

 Married or living in union

32.1 (27.3–36.9)

 Other (widowed or divorced)

37.4 (20.2–54.7)

Age at time of discontinuation (years)

 15 to 24

36.7 (28.9–44.6)

 25 to 34

32.4 (26.0–38.9)

 35 or more

17.6 (9.6–27.5)

Place of residence

 Urban

24.1 (17.0–32.0)

 Rural

32.0 (24.5–37.6)

Education status

 No education

28.6 (22.5–34.9)

 Primary

30.7 (23.2–38.6)

 Secondary or above

32.1 (19.8–45.0)

Currently working

 No

33.9 (27.8–40.0)

 Yes

23.8 (17.4–30.7)

Wealth index

 Lowest

30.0 (18.1–42.8)

 Middle

37.6 (28.2–47.0)

 Rich

27.5 (22.0–33.2)

Participation in decision making

 Not participate

24.2 (14.9–34.8)

 Partially participate

40.3 (25.8–54.4)

 Fully participate

31.6 (26.2–37.2)

Owns a mobile telephone

 No

30.4 (25.1–35.9)

 Yes

27.7 (20.0–35.9)

Fertility preference of the woman

 Have another

38.1 (32.1–44.1)

 No more

15.6 (10.3–22.1)

 Other

37.6 (17.5–57.8)

Ever used internet

 Never

30.2 (25.6–34.9)

 Yes

23.6 (9.4–41.3)

Parity

 Nulliparous

40.6 (21.7–58.7)

 Primipara

29.5 (19.5–29.5)

 Multipara

33.3 (26.0–40.7)

 Grand multipara

26.1 (18.4–34.4)