The Assessment Of Determinants Of Family Planning Use And Unmet Need Among Women Of Reproductive Age Group With Disabilities In Addis Ababa

Background: The 2007 Census of Ethiopia revealed 32630 of the 2739551 Addis Ababa population was persons with disability among which 7,835 are reproductive aged women. Persons with disabilities are the most marginalized groups concerning reproductive health services. Unmet need for family planning (FP) and Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) in Ethiopia was estimated at 25.3% and 29% in 2011 respectively. It may be difficult to achieve sustainable development goal without a focus on including people with disabilities.rnObjectives: This study is designed to assess levels and determinants of family planning use and unmet need among women of reproductive age group with disabilities in Addis Ababa.rnMethod: Cross sectional study based on associations of persons with disabilities with stratified sampling was used to select 727 women’s with disability. Data were collected using structured questionnaire by eight trained females who completed grade twelve; two of which communicate by speaking and sign language. Data were cleaned and analyzed using Epi data and Stata 12. Descriptive statistics, binary and multivariate logistic regression analyses was employed to identify factors associated with contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning. Cut-off point for the detection of significance is p

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