Table 4 Factors associated with method shifting from long acting family planning method among women of reproductive age (18–49 years) in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Age of women (in years)

 Less than 24

72 (35.8%)

76 (40.2%)

1

1

 25–29

63 (31.3%)

71 (37.6%)

1.07 (0.67,1.71)

1.82 (0.71,4.65)

 30–34

28 (13.9%)

19 (10.1%)

0.64 (0.33,1.25)

1.13 (0.3, 4.06)

 Above 35

38 (18.9%)

23 (12.2%)

0.57 (0.31,1.06)

0.57 (0.31, 1.06)

0.20

Educational status

 Uneducated

69 (34.3%)

79 (41.8%)

1

1

 Elementary

42 (20.9%)

60 (31.7%)

1.25 (0.75, 2.08)

1.06 (0.35,6.69)

 Secondary

65 (32.3%)

33 (17.5%)

0.44 (0.26,0.75)

0.18 (0.07,0.51)*

0.01

 Diploma and above

25 (12.4%)

17 (9%)

0.59 (0.30,1.19)

0.95 (0.25,3.57)

Marital status

 Married

163 (81.1)

143 (75.7)

1

1

 Single

25 (12.4)

20 (10.6)

0.912 (0.49,1.71)

1.878 (0.12,29.37)

 Others

13 (6.5)

26 (13.8)

2.280 (1.13,4.60)

3.704 (0.60,23.02)

0.41

Number of pregnancy

 1–2

49 (33.3%)

76 (54.3%)

1

1

 3–4

75 (51%)

50 (35.7%)

0.43 (0.26,0.71)

0.32 (0.13,0.75)

 Above 5

23 (15.6%)

14 (10%)

0.39 (0.18,0.84)

0.25 (0.06,1.12)

0.09

Number of children

 1

53 (35.8)

57 (40.1%)

1

1

 2–4

79 (53.4%)

82 (57.7%)

0.97 (0.59,1.57)

0.82 (0.34,1.94)

 Above 5

16 (10.8%)

3 (2.1%)

0.17 (0.05,0.63)

0.12 (0.01,0.96)

0.25

Number of children to have

 1–2

113 (56.8%)

133 (70.7%)

1

1

 3–4

67 (33.7%)

44 (23.4%)

0.56 (0.35,0.88)

0.85 (0.36,2.02)

 Above 5

19 (9.5%)

11 (5.9%)

0.49 (0.23,1.08)

0.77 (0.18,3.27)

0.16

Have you experience pregnancy while using on Family planning

 Yes

16 (8.0%)

28 (14.8%)

2.01 (1.05,3.85)

4.31 (0.74,25.26)

0.11

 No

185 (92%)

161 (85.2%)

1

1

Got enough counseling on long term contraceptive during ANC visit

 Yes

44 (49.4%)

45 (50.6%)

0.35 (0.18,0.65)

0.20 (0.08,0.50)*

0.01

 No

23 (25.3)

68 (74.8%)

1

1

Have you satisfied on Adequate counseling during family planning

 Yes

178 (88.6%)

156 (82.5%)

0.61 (0.34,1.09)

0.59 (0.18,1.88)

0.51

 No

23 (11.4%)

33 (17.5%)

1

1

Reasons for family planning use

 Birth limiting

95 (47.3%)

65 (34.4%)

0.59 (0.39,0.88)

0.26 (0.11,0.60)*

0.001

 Pregnancy spacing

106 (52.7%)

124 (65.6%)

1

1

Source of information about long term family planning

 Health facility

142 (70.6%)

91 (48.1%)

1

1

 Colleague

39 (19.4%)

38 (20.1%)

2.28 (1.28,4.06)

6.67 (1.89,23.52)*

< 0.001

 Media /others

20 (10%)

60 (31.8%)

2.16 (1.04,4.47)

2.31 (0.51,9.76)