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Table 3 Exposure to mass media and family planning messages among married or in union reproductive age women in Ethiopia, 2016

From: Factors associated with long acting and permanent contraceptive methods use in Ethiopia

Exposure variable

Number

Percent

Frequency of reading newspaper

 Not at all

8371

91.7

 Less than once a week

552

6.0

 At least once a week

205

2.2

Frequency of listening radio

Not at all

6360

69.7

 Less than once a week

1383

15.2

 At least once a week

1384

15.2

Frequency of watching TV

 Not at all

6996

76.7

 Less than once a week

1013

11.1

 At least once a week

1117

12.2

Own mobile phone

 No

7192

78.8

 Yes

1935

21.2

Use of internet

 Never

8911

97.6

 Yes

216

2.3

Heard family planning message on radio on last few months

 No

7103

77.8

 Yes

2024

22.2

Heard family planning messages on TV on last few months

 No

7837

85.9

 Yes

1290

14.1

Read about family planning messages on newspaper/magazine last few months

 No

8827

96.7

 Yes

300

3.3

Received family planning text message on mobile phone

 No

8936

97.9

 Yes

191

2.1

Visited by field worker in the last 12 months

 No

6431

70.5

 Yes

2696

29.5

Field worker talk about family planning

 No

1068

39.6

 Yes

1628

60.4

Visited health facility in the last 12 months

 No

4682

51.3

 Yes

4445

48.7

Told about family planning in the health facility

 No

2669

60.0

 Yes

1777

40.0