Does proximity of women to facilities with better choice of contraceptives affect their contraceptive utilization in rural Ethiopia?

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited evidence of the linkage between contraceptive use, the range of methods available and level of contraceptive stocks at health facilities and distance to facility in developing countries. The present analysis aims at examining the influence of contraceptive method availability and distance to the nearby facilities on modern contraceptive utilization among married women in rural areas in Ethiopia using geo-referenced data.

Methods

We used data from the first round of surveys of the Performance Monitoring & Accountability 2020 project in Ethiopia (PMA2020/Ethiopia-2014). The survey was conducted in a sample of 200 enumeration areas (EAs) where for each EA, 35 households and up to 3 public or private health service delivery points (SDPs) were selected

SUBMITTER: Shiferaw S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683563 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature