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Table 2 Association between family planning counselling during the maternal and child health services and unmet need for contraception among women in the postpartum, Ethiopia, 2019–2020

From: Achieving reductions in the unmet need for contraception with postpartum family planning counselling in Ethiopia, 2019–2020: a national longitudinal study

Timing of family planning counselling

Response

Unmet need for contraception

RR (95% CI)*

Yes

No

Unadjusted (n = 768)

Adjusted (n = 760)**

ANC

Yes

67 (41)

98 (59)

1.25 (0.95, 1.66)

1.24 (0.93, 1.64)

No

195 (32)

408 (68)

1

1

Prior to discharge

Yes

69 (33)

143 (67)

0.94 (0.71, 1.25)

0.88 (0.67, 1.16)

No

192 (35)

364 (67)

1

1

Child immunisation

Yes

56 (26)

159 (74)

0.70 (0.50, 0.98)

0.69 (0.48, 0.98)

No

205 (37)

348 (63)

1

1

  1. ANC-Antenatal care, *RR – Relative Risk, CI- confidence interval
  2. **Adjusted for household wealth status, residence, maternal age, maternal education, maternal religion, living jurisdiction (Afar was excluded), parity, pregnancy intention, type of provider who assist during recent pregnancy and delivery, type of facility where given birth, complication during pregnancy and delivery, and mode of delivery for the recent birth