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Table 4 Factors Associated with 12-month LARC Discontinuation among 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

AHR (95%CI)

Age at time of discontinuation (years)

 15 to 24

Ref.

 25 to 34

0.24 (0.18–0.32)***

 35 or more

0.15 (0.10–0.23)***

Place of residence

 Urban

Ref.

 Rural

1.24 (0.88–1.75)

Education status

 No education

Ref.

 Primary

1.32 (1.02–1.71)*

 Secondary or above

1.15 (0.76–1.76)

Partner education status

 No education

Ref.

 Primary

1.25 (0.98–1.62)

 Secondary or above

1.15 (0.76–1.75)

Currently working

 No

Ref.

 Yes

0.88 (0.63–1.22)

Wealth index

 Lowest

Ref.

 Middle

1.09 (0.79–1.49)

 Rich

0.95 (0.70–1.28)

Participation in household decision making

 Not participate

Ref.

 Partially participate

0.53 (0.37–0.77)***

 Fully participate

0.54 (0.40–0.73)***

Owns a mobile telephone

 No

Ref.

 Yes

1.42 (1.04–1.94)*

Fertility preference of the woman

 Have another

Ref.

 No more

0.84 (0.63–1.11)

 Undecided

1.90 (1.16–3.13)*

Ever used internet

 Never

Ref.

 Yes

1.06 (0.62–1.83)

Parity

 Nullipara

Ref.

 Primipara

0.53 (0.33–0.86)**

 Multipara

0.86 (0.54–1.38)

 Grand multipara

1.59 (0.90–2.82)

  1. *Significant at 0.05
  2. **Significant at 0.01
  3. ***Significant at <0.001