Variables categorized

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age

≤24

53

18.2

25-34

180

61.4

≥35

60

20.4

Marital status

Married

278

95

single

10

3.4

Divorced

5

1.6

Religion

Orthodox

120

41

Muslim

47

16

Protestant

115

39.3

Catholic

11

3.7

Ethnicity

Gedeo

150

51.2

Oromo

50

17

Amhara

27

9.2

Sidama

20

6.8

Gurage

40

13.6

Wolayita

6

2.2

Educational status

No formal education

15

5.1

Primary education

86

29.4

Secondary education

100

34.1

Tertiary education

92

31.4

Husband educational status (n= 278)

No formal education

5

1.8

Primary education

58

20.9

Secondary education

110

39.6

Tertiary education

105

37.7

Occupational status

House wife

118

40.3

Government employee

38

13

Merchant

75

25.6

Student

20

6.8

Daily laborer

37

12.6

Others*

5

1.7

Variables categorized

Frequency

Percent (%)

Parity

1-2

93

31.9

3-4

154

52.6

≥5

46

15.5

Number of children

1

60

20.5

2-3

158

54

≥4

75

25.5

Birth interval (in months)

<24

125

42.6

24-47

85

29

≥48

83

28.4

Reproductive intention

Want to space

103

35.2

Want to limit

115

39.2

undecided

60

20.5

Want to have a child

15

5.1

ANC visit for the last pregnancy

Yes

283

96.6

No

10

3.4

Place of delivery

Institution

281

95.9

Home

12

4.1

PNC visit for the last child

Yes

155

53

No

138

47

Returned of menses

yes

122

41.6

No

171

58.4

Time of returned of menses(n=122)

1-3 months

92

75.3

4-5 months

25

20.6

at 6 months

5

4.1

Resumed sexual intercourse

yes

205

70

No

88

30

Currently used modern contraceptive at early postpartum period

Yes

115

39.2

No

178

62.8

Informed about early PPFP before delivery

Yes

163

55.6

No

130

44.4

Informed about early PPFP after delivery of the last child

Yes

132

45

No

161

55

History of family planning

Yes

223

76.1

No

70

23.9

Variables categorized

Early PPFP use

95% CI

Yes

No

COR

AOR

Age

≤24

23(43.4%)

30(56.4)

2.26(1.95-5.68)*

2.65(1.64-4.01)*

25-34

80(44.4

100(55.6)

1.85(1.63-2.69)

0.68(0.52-1.85)

≥35

12(20%)

48(80%)

1

1

Marital Status

Married

107(38.5%)

171(61.5%)

4.35(1.64-6.53)*

5.63(2.38-6.95)**

single

5(50%)

5(50%)

1

1

Divorced

3(60%)

2(40%)

1.75(1.22-3.26)*

1.05(0.61-2.14)

Education status

No formal education

6(40%)

9(60%)

1

1

Primary education

36(41.9%)

50(59.1%)

2.66(1.38-4.29)*

2.25(0.15-3.98)

Secondary education

40(40%)

60(60%)

4.63(2.37-8.69)*

5.03(3.24-6.97)*

Tertiary education

33(35.9%)

59(64.1%)

6.02(1.89-7.32)*

6.76(2.06-8.07)**

Number of children

1

25(41.7%)

35(58.3%)

0.81(0.12-0.93)*

0.22(0.19-0.68)*

2-3

75(47.5%)

83(52.5%)

0.26(0.95-1.64)

0.75(0.02-3.26)

≥4

15(20.0%)

60(80.0%)

1

1

Place of delivery

Institution

108(38.2%)

173(61.8%)

5.23(3.28-9.97)*

2.36(0.86-5.67)

Home

7(58.3%)

5(41.7%)

1

1

ANC visited

Yes

111(39.2%)

172(60.8%)

6.37(2.94-9.01)**

5.81(1.89-7.56)***

No

4(40.0%)

6(60.0%)

1

1

PNC used

Yes

85(54.8%)

70(45.2%)

2.96(1.63-5.23)*

1.85(1.04-4.62)*

No

30(21.7%)

108(78.3%)

1

1

Returned of menses

yes

92(75.4%)

30(24.6%)

6.53(3.28-9.63)*

6.03(2.98-10.23)*

No

23(13.5%)

148(86.5%)

1

1

Resumed sexual activity

yes

109(53.2%)

96(46.%)

2.64(2.01-7.68)*

2.36(0.92-6.28)

No

6(6.8%)

82(93.2%)

1

1

Informed about early PPFP before delivery

Yes

93(57.1)

70(42.9%)

3.25(1.85-6.23)*

1.49(0.23-5.83)

No

25(19.2%)

105(80.8%)

1

1

Informed about early PPFP after delivery++

Yes

85(64.4%)

47(35.6%)

5.24(2.61-11.59)*

6.15(3.11-9.64)*

No

30(18.6%)

131(81.4%)

1

1

Previous history of FP

Yes

105(47.1%)

118(52.9%)

2.84(2.21-6.38)*

2.53(1.89-7.26)**

No

10(14.3%)

60(85.7%)

1

1