Determinants of contraceptive use among currently married women in Amhara and Oromiya Regions of Ethiopia

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2009

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University of the Western Cape

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The purpose of this research is to study the effect of different demographic and socio economic factors on the contraceptive use among currently married women of age 15-49 in the two regions of Ethiopia, Amhara (17,214,056) and Oromiya (27,158,471). Data are obtained from the 2005 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). Information on contraceptive use was provided by current use 1334 (14.7), future use 4017 (52.0), unmet need for spacing 1817 (20.0) and limiting 1249 (13.3) currently married women aged 15-49 interviewed in the 2005 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS).

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Magister Philosophiae - MPhil

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Contraception, Contraceptive prevalence rate, Demographic characteristics, Demographic and Health Survey, Ethiopia, Family planning methods, Soc-economic characteristics, Women, Total Fertility Rate, Unmet need

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