Utilization of Immediate Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives among Women Who Gave Birth in Public Health Facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of women gave birth in public health facilities in East Hararghe Zone, eastern Ethiopia, 2020 ().

Characteristic	Frequency	Percent
Type of health facility
Health center	434	81.9
Hospital	96	18.1
Residence area
Urban	128	24.2
Rural	402	75.8
Age (in years)
15-24	177	33.5
25-34	296	55.8
≥35	67	12.7
Marital status
Married	517	97.5
Single/divorced	13	2.5
Religion
Muslim	471	88.9
Orthodox	44	8.3
Protestant	15	2.8
Ethnicity
Oromo	458	86.4
Amhara	34	6.4
Guraghe	18	3.4
Other	20	3.8
Women’s occupation
Housewife	468	88.3
Merchant	16	3.0
Employee	32	6.0
Other	35	2.7
Partner’s occupation
Farmer	387	74.6
Merchant	50	9.6
Employee	60	11.6
Other	21	4.2
Education of women
No formal education	284	53.5
Primary education	195	36.8
Secondary and above	51	9.6
Education of partner
No formal education	203	39.3
Primary education	237	45.8
Secondary and above	77	14.9
Family size
≤3	140	26.4
4-5	199	37.5
≥6	191	36.0
Average monthly income (in ETB)
≤1000	193	36.4
1001-2000	207	39.1
>2000	130	24.5
Time to reach nearby public health facility
≤30 minutes	156	29.4
>30 minutes	374	70.6

ETB: Ethiopian birr.