TABLE 2 Background Characteristics of IUD Users (N = 2,943)
No. (%)No. (%)
RegionNo. of previous pregnancies
 Oromia926 (31.5) 0221 (7.5)
 Tigray729 (24.8) 1484 (16.4)
 Amhara657 (22.3) 2–41,426 (48.5)
 SNNPR631 (21.4) >4812 (27.6)
Residence Mean (SD)3.3 (2.3)
 Rural1,838 (62.5)No. of birthsa
 Urban1,104 (37.5) 038 (1.4)
 Missing1 (0.0) 1477 (17.5)
Marital Status 2–41,436 (52.8)
 Married/living together2,709 (92.0) >4759 (27.9)
 Never married190 (6.5) Missing12 (0.4)
 Divorced/separated/widowed42 (1.4) Mean (SD)3.5 (2.1)
 Missing2 (0.1)No. of living childrenb
Religion 012 (0.4)
 Orthodox1,929 (65.5) 1500 (18.6)
 Protestant540 (18.3) 2–41,444 (53.8)
 Muslim393 (13.4) >4715 (26.6)
 Catholic74 (2.5) Missing13 (0.5)
 Traditional3 (0.1) Mean (SD) 3.4 (2.0)
 Missing4 (0.1)Sources of information about IUD service
Educational level Health professionalc2,377 (80.8)
 No education1,316 (44.7) Health extension worker502 (17.1)
 Primary1,114 (37.9) Media35 (1.2)
 Secondary356 (12.1) Health development army11 (0.4)
 More than secondary152 (5.2) Relatives5 (0.2)
 Missing5 (0.2) Mobile van3 (0.1)
Age Othersd10 (0.3)
 <20182 (6.2)
 20–24633 (21.5)
 25–29930 (31.6)
 30–34614 (20.9)
 >34580 (19.7)
 Missing4 (0.1)
 Mean (SD)28.0 (6.0)
  • Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; SD, standard deviation; SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region.

  • a Denominator is 2,722 women who had previously been pregnant.

  • b Denominator is 2,684 women who had ever given birth.

  • c Includes nurses, midwives, and health officers working in health centers.

  • d Includes neighbors and school.