American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research

ASSESSMENT OF LONG ACTING AND PERMANENT CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MARRIED WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP IN ADIGRAT TOWN, TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA

Berhan Gebreyesus*1, Semarya Berhe2, Alemayehu Bayray2

berhangebreyesus@yahoo.com

contraceptives.

Family planning is one of the fundamental pillars of safe motherhood and reproductive right which has an important role in preventing unwanted pregnancy and reducing fertility rate. In Ethiopia, the contributing factors to population growth are high level of fertility and a low level of contraceptive use. The objective of this study is to do married women at reproductive age utilize long acting and permanent contraceptives in Adigrat town?. The study was conducted in Adigrat town, Tigray regional state, northern Ethiopia. The town is located 120 kms north of Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray. 365 women participated with a response rate of 100%. 18 - 49 years of age living in the town at least six month prior to the data collection were included and exclude who were ill during the time of data collection. Community based cross sectional study design was conducted among 3 local administration /kebele/ selected using SRS technique. Assumption of 95% confidence level, margin of error 5% and p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered as significant. The results shows that,mothers who had positive attitude were 2X likely to use LAPM as compared with those having negative attitude (AOR=2.4, 95% CI of (1.5, 3.9). Mothers who decide alone about using LAPM were 2X likely to use LAPM as compared with those having joint decision (AOR=2, 95% CI of (1.0, 3.7) and Mothers had 2 and above abortion were 2X likely to use LAPM as compared with those having 1 abortion (AOR=2.4, 95% CI of (1.3, 4.6). It was concluded that the participant had low knowledge on permanent contraceptives particularly vasectomy 4(1.2%) and negative attitude toward practicing of LAPM 191(52.3%). Therefore; Adigrat health office should maintain continuous health education programs on LAPM contraceptive methods by enhancing strategies to increase its utilization.