Table 4 Predictors of long acting family planning method switching among re-visit clients in public health facilities, Dire Dawa City Administration, 2013(n = 634)

Age group

 15–19

50(80. 7)

12(19.3)

1.00

1.00

 20–24

134(70.9)

55(29.1)

1.71(0.85,3.46)

0.38(0.73,2.01)

 25–29

99(54.7)

82(45.3)

3.5(1.72, 6.91)*

0.68(0.13,3.56)

 30–34

63(49.6)

64(50.4)

4.2 (2.06, 8.69)*

0.74(0.14,3.93)

 35⁺

32(42.7)

43(57.3)

5.7(2.60,12.67)^*

1.05(0.19,5.75)

Marital status

 Unmarried

29(80.6)

7(19.4)

1.00

1.00

 Married

349(58.4)

249(41.6)

2.96(1.27,6.85)

2.41(1.01,5.74)^*

Number of children

 1

133(67.8)

63(32.2)

1.00

1.00

 2–4

163(56.4)

126(42.6)

1.63(1.12,2.48)^*

3.00 (1.59, 5.67)^*

 5+

25(35.7)

45(64.3)

3.8(2.14, 6.74)^*

2.07(1.17, 3.66)^*

Future fertility control

 To space birth

207(64.7)

113(35.3)

1.00

1.00

 To stop birth

85(46.2)

99(53.8)

5.2(1.10,24.92)^*

5.11(1.15,24.79)^*

 Depends on husband

11(50.0)

11(50.0)

4.5(0.79,25.77)

3.48(0.59,20.48)

 Depends on God

10(55.6)

8(44.4)

3.6(0.60,21.61)

3.95(0.64,24.34)

 I am not sure

9(81.8)

2(18.2)

2.5(0.52, 11.66)

3.08(0.64,14,84)

Source of family planning information

 Husband

19(59.4)

13(40.6)

1.00

1.00

 Neighbors

56(62.9)

33(37.1)

1.76(0.79, 3.94)

1.82(0.80,4.15)

 Health Extension Workers

161(52.8)

144(47.2)

1.52(0.85, 2.71)

1.31(0.71,2.39)

 Health care providers

52(62.6)

31(37.4)

2.30(1.56,3.61)^*

1.88(1.18, 3.01)^*

 Others

90(72.0)

35(28.0)

1.53(0.85,2.86)

1.03(0.55,1.94

Husband is aware about use of Family planning

 Yes

345(64.0)

194(36.0)

1.00

1.00

 No

33(34.7)

62(65.3)

3.34(2.11,5.28)^*

3.05(1.88,4.94) ^*