Table 5 Involvement of husbands concerning family planning service utilization planning in urban and rural kebele of Kondala district, West Wollega, western Ethiopia, 2019
Involvement of husbands concerning family planning service utilization | Urban, n (%) | Rural, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Attended FP clinic | Yes | 167(45.8%) | 158(43.4%) |
No | 194(53.2%) | 200(53.3%) | |
How many times did you attended | Once | 41(11.2%) | 40(11%) |
Twice | 54(14.8%) | 51(14%) | |
Many times | 57(15.6%) | 51(14%) | |
I don’t remember | 13(3.6%) | 18(4.9%) | |
Method used by husband | Condom | 135(37%) | 94(25.8%) |
Permanent | 6 | 7 | |
Discussed with your wife on FP | Yes | 272(74.5%) | 212(58.2%) |
No | 89(24.4%) | 140(38.5%) | |
Frequency of discussion | Once | 57(15.6%) | 43(11.8%) |
Twice | 44(12.1%) | 45(12.4%) | |
Many times | 125(34.2%) | 88(24.2%) | |
I don’t remember | 51(14%) | 39(10.7%) | |
Initiated the discussion | Yes | 214(58.6%) | 136(37.4%) |
No | 147(40.3%) | 216(59.3%) | |
Approved FP for wife | Yes | 212(58.1%) | 144(39.6%) |
No | 149(40.81%) | 208(57.1%) | |
Reason for disapproval | Desire to have more child | 105(28.8%) | 107(29.4%) |
Fear of side effect | 99(27.1%) | 90(24.7%) | |
Religious prohibition | 89(24.4%) | 73(20.1%) | |
Fear of promiscuity | 94(25.8%) | 74(20.3%) | |
Other | 32(8.8%) | 34(9.3%) | |
FP used by partner | Pills | 214(58.6%) | 177(48.6%) |
Injectable | 216(59.2%) | 182(50%) | |
Implant | 220(60.2%) | 179(49.2%) | |
Loop | 201(55.1%) | 176(48.4%) | |
Permanent | 39(10.7%) | 34(9.3%) | |
Calendar | 198(54.2%) | 176(48.4%) | |
Breast feeding | 190(51.1%) | 169(46.4%) | |
Reason for utilization | For birth spacing | 196(53.7%) | 138(37.9%) |
For birth limiting | 27(7.4%) | 42(11.5%) | |