Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for factors associated with modern contraceptive use among married women in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Age

30–39

333 (66%)

1.81 (1.32–2.54)**

1.28 (0.89–1.86)

40–49

96 (31.3%)

1

1

Educational status

No formal education

132 (43%)

1

1

Primary school

125 (51.5%)

1.37 (1.10–1.98)**

1.24 (0.86–1.78)

Secondary school (9–12)

107 (57%)

2.69 (1.83–4.01)***

1.53 (1.01–2.24)

College/university

65 (56%)

1.67 (1.15–2.55)**

1.51 (1.02–2.03)

Occupation

Unemployed

159 (45.2%)

1

1

Self employed

86 (59%)

1.73 (1.13–2.14)**

1.12 (0.65–1.92)

Government/private employed

184 (56%)

1.52 (1.82–2.53**

1.31 (0.72–2.36)

History of childbirth

No

79 (69.3%)

1

1

Yes

350 (49%)

0.35 (0.22–0.55)

0.24 (0.09–0.23)

Number of previous pregnancy

0

76 (73%)

7.31 (4.14–13.21)***

4.61 (3.20–5.52)***

1–2

170 (56%)

3.40 (2.13–5.40)***

3.22 (2.03–5.44)***

3–4

150 (50.4%)

2.71 (1.70–4.32)***

2.33 (1.41–3.72)**

5+

33 (27%)

1

1

Place of ANC

Health center

12,755.7%)

1.55 (1.13–2.24)**

1.25 (0.92–1.85)

Hospital

120 (45%)

1

1

Abortion history

No

376 (53.5%)

1

1

Yes

53 (43%)

0.65 (0.44–0.95)**

0.87 (0.72–1.12)

Types of abortion

Spontaneous

30 (35%)

0.39 (0.17–0.85)**

0.41 (0.18–1.05)

Induced

22 (58%)

1

1

Parity

0

79 (69.3%)

5.60 (3.12–7.81)**

2.6 (0.98–6.79)

1–2

183 (57.4%)

3.34 (2.11–5.31)***

1.99 (0.89–4.17)

3–4

134 (48%)

2.28 (1.41–3.60)***

1.7 (0.80–3.34)

5+

33 (28%)

1

1

PNC

No

304 (50%)

1

1

Yes

163 (63.2%)

1.71 (1.14–2.16)**

1.53 (1.12–2.10)**