Socioeconomic And Demographic Determinants Of Unmet Need For Contraceptives Among Married Women In Rural Ethiopia

This study attempted to assess some of the soc ioeconomic, demographic and proximaternva riables that affect unmet need for contracepti ves among married women living in ruralrnareas in Eth iop ia. Logistic regression analys is is used in conjun ction with descriptivernstatistica l measures and Pearson's chi-square test of association. The study recognized thernfollow ing factors, level of literacy, di scussion with partner, respondent's approval ofrnfamily plann ing methods, exposure to fam ily planning methods on the radio, whether orrnnot visited by family planning worker, whether or not visited a health faci lity as the mainrndeterminants of total unmet need. The study remarks that a woman with a higher level ofrnliteracy, exposed to fami ly planning messages on the radio, was visited by familyrnplanning worker, had visited a health facility, di scussed fam ily pla nning methods withrnpminer, who approves fami ly planning methods is more likely to satisfy her contraceptivernneeds.

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