The Intention on Modern Contraceptive Use and Associated Factors among Postpartum Women in Public Health Institutions of Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia 2019: An Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Maternal and reproductive health characteristics of postpartum women in the public health institution of Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia: 2019 ().

Variables	Intention to use contraception		Total (%)
	Yes; Frequency (%)	No; Frequency (%)
Total	291 (70)	125 (30)	416 (100.0)
Number of alive children
One	62 (21.3)	39 (31.2)	101 (24.3)
Two and above	229 (78.7)	86 (68.8)	315 (75.7)
Age of interval between children
1 year	95 (32.6)	36 (28.8)	131 (31.5)
2 year	88 (30.2)	47 (37.6)	135 (32.5)
3 year	67 (23.0)	32 (25.6)	99 (23.8)
≥4 year	41 (14.2)	10 (8.0)	51 (12.3)
Attending antenatal care
Yes	200 (68.7)	61 (48.8)	261 (62.7)
No	91 (31.3)	64 (51.2)	155 (37.3)
Receiving family planning counseling
Yes	259 (89.0)	87 (69.6)	346 (83.2)
No	32 (11.0)	38 (30.4)	70 (16.8)
Postnatal care
Yes	249 (85.6)	77 (61.6)	326 (78.4)
No	42 (14.4)	48 (38.4)	90 (21.6)
Discussion with partner on PPFP^a
Yes	230 (79.0)	86 (68.8)	316 (76.0)
No	61 (21.0)	39 (31.2)	100 (24.0)
Husband approval of contraception use
Yes	262 (90.0)	86 (68.8)	348 (83.7)
No	29 (10.0)	39 (31.2)	68 (16.3)
Previous contraceptive use
Yes	255 (87.6)	79 (63.2)	334 (80.3)
No	36 (12.4)	46 (36.8)	82 (19.7)
Menses status
Resumed	243 (83.5)	73 (58.4)	316 (76.0)
Not resumed	48 (16.5)	52 (41.6)	100 (24.0)
Resumption of sexual activity; Yes	242 (83.2)	91 (72.8)	333 (80.0)
No	49 (16.8)	34 (27.2)	83 (20.0)
Who decides to use family planning
Wife	103 (35.4)	38 (30.4)	141 (33.9)
Husband	114 (39.2)	82 (65.6)	196 (47.1)
Together	74 (25.4)	5 (4.0)	79 (19.0)

^aPostpartum family planning.