Assessment On Utilization Of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods And Its Associated Factors Among Reproductive Aged Women In Selected Health Centers In Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Background: Globally, female sterilization is the single-most used method and alone accountsrnfor one-third of all contraceptive use worldwide. The IUCD is used by (22%) of all contraceptivernusers and the oral pill by (14%). The use of modern contraceptive method differs significantlyrnbetween the developing and developed areas. In Ethiopia the most popular modern contraceptivernmethod for all women‟s are Injectables (21%).rnObjective: The study was used to assess the utilization of long acting reversible contraceptivernmethod and its associated factors among women in reproductive age.rnStudy Method: Cross-sectional Facility based study was conducted from January to June /2015rnamong reproductive aged women. The Study was conducted in selected health centers in AddisrnAbaba, Ethiopia. Multi stage cluster sampling technique was used to determine the Sample sizernto be 342. A pre-test and structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and entered usingrnEpi data Version 3.1 and Bivariate and multivariable data analysis was performed usingrnStatistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 software to assess statisticalrnassociation.rnResult: Multivariate analysis showed that study participants who had a supportive attitudernregarding LARC were 3 times more likely to use LARCM as compared with those had non-rnsupportive attitude (AOR=2. 7, 95% CI (1.5, 4.8) and study participants who had shifted/switchrncontraceptives were 12 times more likely to use LARCM as compared with their counter partsrn(AOR=12.4, 95% CI (6.6,23.6).rnConclusion: LARCMs use among modern family planning users in health centers is higher thanrnthe LARCM use rate reported in other studies in Ethiopia still dominated by short acting methodrnthat were Injectables. Among several factors that would affect use of long acting reversiblerncontraceptive methods, study participants who had supportive attitude towards LARCM andrncontraceptive shifting/switching were found to be determinants of LARCMs use.rnKeywords: Utilization and associated factors

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