Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with contraceptive utilization among women of reproductive age group in SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2015

 Agrarian

205

247

1

 Urban

1226

1451

1.02 [0.83–1.24]

 Pastoralist

66

10

0.13 [0.07–0.25]

0.33 [0.14–0.84]

 No formal education

553

825

1

 Primary school

571

609

0.71 [0.61–0.84]

 High school

281

175

0.42 [0.34–0.52]

 Certificate and above

92

99

0.72 [0.53–0.98]

 15–19 years

563

95

1

 20–24 years

198

334

9.99 [7.56–13.22]

 25–29 years

219

529

14.32 [10.95–18.72]

 30–34 years

160

348

12.89 [9.67–17.17]

 35–39 years

147

243

9.79 [7.27–13.21]

0.52 [0.31–0.89]

 40–44 years

72

58

4.77 [3.17–7.18]

0.29 [0.15–0.54]

 45–49 years

17

8

2.78 [1.17–6.64]

0.29 [0.09–0.86]

 I don’t know

121

93

4.56 [3.22–6.44]

0.52 [0.29–0.94]

 Orthodox

437

593

1

1

 Protestant

817

851

0.77 [0.66–0.89]

 Catholic

56

31

0.41 [0.26–0.64]

0.37 [0.21–0.66]

 Muslim

160

212

0.97 [0.77–1.24]

 Other

3

5

1.23 [0.29–5.17]

 Pagan

24

16

0.49 [0.26–0.94]

 House Wife

1810

56.5

1

 Employee

188

5.9

0.53 [0.39–0.72]

 Farmer/agrarian/pastoralist

329

10.3

0.33 [0.26–0.42]

 Merchant/daily laborer/

310

9.7

0.65 [0.51–0.83]

 Unemployed

87

2.7

0.14 [0.08–0.24]

 Student

481

15.0

0.05 [0.04–0.07]

 Married and live together

741

1635

1

1

 Single

654

25

0.02 [0.01–0.03]

0.05 [0.03–0.09]

 Divorced/widowed/separated

102

48

0.21 [0.15–0.30]

0.24 [0.16–0.37]

 No child

739

97

1

 1–2

248

594

18.25 [14.09–23.63]

3.07 [2.06–4.58]

 3–4

228

523

17.48 [13.44–22.73]

3.74 [2.41–5.82]

 5+

282

494

13.35 [10.32–17.26]

4.67 [2.91–7.49]

 No

1303

1464

1

 Yes

194

244

1.12 [0.91–1.37]

0.62 [0.48–0.81]

 Poor knowledge

515

24

1

 Good knowledge

982

1684

36.79 [24.26–55.83]

15.51 [9.75–24.68]

 Negative attitude

775

284

1

 Positive attitude

722

1424

5.38 [4.57–6.33]

1.97 [1.57–2.47]

 No

882

629

1

 Yes

615

1079

2.46 [2.13–2.84]

1.58 [1.29–1.93]