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Married Women’s Decision-Making Power in Family Planning Use and its Determinants in Basoliben, Northwest Ethiopia

Authors Alemayehu B, Kassa GM , Teka Y , Zeleke LB , Abajobir AA, Alemu AA 

Received 19 February 2020

Accepted for publication 11 June 2020

Published 18 June 2020 Volume 2020:11 Pages 43—52

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJC.S250462

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Review by Single anonymous peer review

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Editor who approved publication: Professor Igal Wolman



Berhanu Alemayehu,1 Getachew Mullu Kassa,1 Yohannes Teka,1 Liknaw Bewket Zeleke,1 Amanuel Alemu Abajobir,2 Addisu Alehegn Alemu1

1College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia; 2Maternal and Child Wellbeing Unit, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya

Correspondence: Addisu Alehegn Alemu
College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Email [email protected]

Background: Women’s decision-making power influences the use of family planning. It is one of the denied fundamental rights of women, particularly in developing countries.
Objective: This study was aimed to assess married women’s decision-making power in the use of family planning and its associated factors among married reproductive age women in Basoliben, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among married reproductive age women from March 1 to 30, 2018. A multistage simple random sampling technique was employed in selecting study participants. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed through SPSS 20 software. The binary and multiple variable logistic regression models were fitted to identify factors associated with women’s decision-making power on family planning use. Statistical significance was declared at p-value less than 0.05.
Results: A total of 734 married women aged 18– 49 years are making a 98% response rate included in this study. The level of married women’s decision-making power in family planning among married women was 80%; 95% CI (76.9, 82.8). Monthly income (AOR=2.2; 95% CI: 1.1, 4.2), husband’s desired number of children of < 3 (AOR=9.9; 95% CI: 3.6), husband’s desired time for additional child after 3 years postbirth (AOR=4.0; 95% CI: 1.9, 8.5) and women’s information on any contraceptive (AOR=9.6; 95% CI: 2.4, 39.0) were factors significantly associated with married women’s decision-making power in family planning.
Conclusion: Married women’s decision-making power in family planning use was optimal. Household monthly income, husband’s desired ideal number of children, husband’s desired time when to have another child and information about any contraceptive methods were predictors of their decision-making power on family planning use. There should be awareness creation of family planning methods to increase its utilization.

Keywords: decision-making, married women, family planning, Amhara, Ethiopia

Background

Family planning (FP) refers to a conscious effort by couples to limit or space the number of children through the use of contraceptive methods.1 FP safeguards individual health and rights, preserve natural resources, and improves the economic outlook for families and communities.1,2 Low FP usage is considered as a major issue for many developing countries where poor maternal and child health care services are practiced.2,3 More than 222 million women’s pregnancies in developing countries are unplanned.4,5 In sub-Saharan Africa, only 17% of married women are using contraceptives as compared to 50% in North Africa and the Middle East, 39% in South Asia, 76% in East Asia and the Pacific and 68% in Latin America and the Caribbean.2,6

Women’s decision‐making power is the most important factor affecting the use of family planning methods.5,7-9 Empowering and improving autonomy of women on decision-making on contraceptive and other reproductive health issues is critical for the community as a whole.1014 Its importance is great especially, for low-income countries like Ethiopia where one in ten teenagers is giving birth.15 The majority of women in developing countries are denied their fundamental rights.1,2,16,17 Though husbands have an important role in FP uptake and in preventing unintended pregnancies,18 they are under collective decision-making of their husbands on issues that affect their reproductive live.7,19-21 They are often forced to bear a large number of children and only less than one-fourth of women can decide on contraceptive use by themselves.3,10,22,23 In societies where contraceptive use is low, children are exposed to illnesses and deaths due to the lack of appropriate health and other social services care from their parents and the rest of the family members.2,6

The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has applied multi-pronged approaches to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality.16 However, family planning usage is still low especially in rural settings.1,3,7,10,24 Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess married women’s decision-making power on the use of family planning and its associated factors among married women in Basoliben district, Amhara, Ethiopia.

Methods

Study Design, Area, Period and Population

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among married reproductive-aged women in Basoliben district from March 1 to 30, 2018. The district is located 322 km far from Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. There were a total of 25 kebeles (the smallest administrative unit in Ethiopia) in the district25 with an estimated total population of 169,089. More than half (51.5%) of the estimated population were reproductive-aged women26. There were five public health centers, one primary hospital, four drug vendors, and five private clinics provided family planning services in the district.25

Sample Size Determination and Sampling Technique

The sample size for this study was calculated using a single population proportion formula considering the following assumptions: proportion of married women who had decision-making power was 67%,5 95% CI, 5% margin of error, 10% non-response rate and design effect of 2 (since multi-stage sampling technique was employed). Accordingly, the final calculated sample size for this study was 748. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. In the first stage, five out of 25 kebeles were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Then, a total of 748 married reproductive-aged women were selected using simple random sampling techniques using a table of random generation. The list of study population was obtained from health extension workers (the lowest health professionals working at health posts) in the study area. Before data collection, a sampling frame was designed by numbering the list of married reproductive-aged women using the registration book. In this process, the number of women to be included was proportionally allocated to each selected kebele (Figure 1).

Figure 1 Schematic presentation of sampling procedure for married women’s decision-making power on family planning use and its associated factors among married reproductive age women in Basoliben district, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018.

Data Collection Techniques and Instruments

Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The tool was adapted from different studies for assessing women’s decision-making power on family planning usage and factors influencing it.3,5,23 Before data collection, the questionnaire was prepared in English then translated into Amharic. A one-day training was given to data collectors and supervisors on the objectives, confidentiality of information, respondents' rights and on the techniques of the interview. Following the training, the tool was pretested among 5% of the sample size at Amended woreda (other than selected) and amendments were made to the data collection questionnaire based on the findings of the pretest. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, women’s reproductive related history, knowledge about contraceptive methods and women’s decision-making power were collected from married women through interviewer-administered questionnaire by eight trained data collectors.

Data Quality Control, Processing and Analysis Procedures

The quality of the data was assured through careful design and pretesting of the data collection tool, proper training and close supervision of the data collectors and proper handling of the data by the principal investigators. The data were coded, cleaned and entered into Epi-Data version 4.2 and exported to SPSS version 20.0 statistical software for analysis. Descriptive analysis was computed for all variables and presented using graphs and tables. Bivariate analysis was carried out to test differences in women’s decision-making power on family planning usage by independent variables. Binary and multivariable logistic regressions were employed to identify the predictors of women’s decision-making power on FP usage. Those variables with p-value less than 0.2 in the bivariate analysis were entered in the multivariable logistic regression model. Finally, variables with p-value less than 0.05 in the multivariate logistic regression were considered as statistically significantly associated with women’s decision-making power on FP usage. The results from logistic regressions were expressed using their Odds Ratios (OR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs).

Definitions of Terms

Decision-making power: The ability of women to freely make the decision individually, discuss with their partners about FP needs and choice.3,19

  • A score of 1 was given if women decide independently or together by discussing on FP and RH issues. Zero (0) was scored by partners who decide independently.3,19
  • Then, woman who scored below the mean was considered as having no decision-making power and those who scored greater or equal to the mean were considered as having decision-making power.3,19
  • Knowledge about family planning: married women who know at least one method was considered as knowing a family planning method.3

Fertility preference: The desire to have another child in the near future or not.3,19

Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate

The study was done in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was taken from Debre Markos University College of Health Science ethical review committees. A formal permission letter was obtained from the district government administrator of Basoliben district before data collection for each kebele. Written informed consent was taken from all study participants after a clear description of the objectives of the study and its procedures by the data collectors before proceeding data collection.

Results

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants

A total of 734 women were included in the study which gives a response rate of 98%. The mean age (± SD) of study participants was 30.23 years (±7.76), and ranges from 18 to 49 years. Nearly half (48.5%) of the participants were housewives. Two-third (65%) of participants were unable to write and read, and only 16.2% attended primary education. The majority (97.1%) of study participants reside in a rural residential area. One-fourth (26.2%) of the participants’ family income was below 700 ETB and around one-third (34.8%) of the participants had a monthly income of 700–1000 ETB. More than one-third (37.9%) of the participants had a family size of 3–4. About 55.6% of participants’ husbands were unable to write and read, similarly majority (94.3%) of participants’ husbands were farmers (Table 1).

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Married Women in Basoliben, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018

Reproductive History and Preference of Study Participants

The number of currently living children of married women ranged from null to nine; 103 (14.0%) of them had no children, 152 (38.7%) had more than four children and the rest had one to two children. The desired ideal number of children ranged from zero to 11 for women and zero to 12 for their partners. The larger proportion (45.4%) of women and their husbands (46.7%) desired to have 3–4 children. Similarly, desired time to have additional child by woman and their partners after 2 years was 30.7% and 32.0%, respectively (Table 2).

Table 2 Reproductive History and Preference of Married Reproductive-Aged Women in Basoliben, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018

Awareness of Contraceptive Methods

The majority (96.2%) of the study participants heard about contraceptives, 618 (84.2%) of the study participants used the modern contraceptive method. The majority (57.1%) of users used injectable; similarly, 39.8% users used implants. Majorities (70.7%) reason for using contraceptive was birth spacing and three-fourth (76.5%) of users took the method from health posts (Table 3). The majority (96.6%) of the participants know injectable, whereas 76.7% and 66.3% of participants know implants and pills, respectively (Figure 2). HEWs were the source of information for 78.6% of the participants; however, television was for only 2.1% of participants (Figure 3).

Table 3 Usage and Awareness of Contraceptive Methods Among Married Reproductive-Aged Women in Basoliben District Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018

Figure 2 Awareness of contraceptive methods by married reproductive-aged women in Basoliben district, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018 (n=734).

Figure 3 Sources of information about contraceptive methods for married reproductive-aged women in Basoliben district, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018 (n=734).

Decision-Making Power on Family Planning Use

Eighty-four (11.4%) of the total married women reported that they made decisions on the number of children by themselves, whereas 106 (14.4%) of participants FP usage was decided by their husbands alone. The remaining 544 (74.2%) of participants decided jointly with their husbands on FP usage. Regarding birth intervals, the majority (78.1%) participants made decisions jointly with their husbands, while (10.8%) and (10.6%) of participants had decision on birth interval by their husbands alone and by themselves alone, respectively (Table 4). More than three-fourth (78.5%) of participants’ decision on the contraceptive use made by their husbands alone, and (76.4%) participants’ husbands alone made decision on the type of contraceptive. The proportion of women who scored mean and above on the decision-making power indexes for independent decision-making and joint decision-making were 14.2% and 65.8%, respectively. The overall proportion of women who have the decision-making power on family planning use was 80% (Table 5).

Table 4 Measurement of Decision-Making Power on Family Planning Use Among Married Reproductive-Aged Women in Basoliben District, Amhara, Ethiopia in 2018

Table 5 The Overall Decision-Making Power on Family Planning Use Among Married Reproductive-Aged Women in Basoliben District Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018

Factors Associated with Decision-Making Power on Family Planning Use

Accordingly, monthly income, husband’s desired ideal number of children, husbands’ desire when to have another child and information about contraceptive methods were factors associated with decision-making power on family planning use.

The odds of decision-making power on family planning among married women whose monthly income was 700 to 1000 ETB and 1001 to 1500 ETB was about 2.2 times (AOR =2.2; 95% CI: 1.1, 4.2) and 2.7 times higher and (AOR = 2.7; 95% CI: 1.1, 6.8) more likely to have decision-making power on family planning than whose monthly income was less than 700ETB, respectively. Women whose husband’s desire to have less than 3 children and 3–4 children were 9.9 times (AOR = 9.9; 95% CI: 3.6, 27.8) and 2.1 times (AOR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.1, 4.2) more likely to have decision-making power on family planning than whose husband’s desire number of children was ≥5, respectively. Similarly, husband’s desired time to have additional child within 2–3 years and after 3 years was 1.9 times (AOR = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1, 3.6) and 2.1 times (AOR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.1, 4.1) more likely to have decision-making power on family planning than whose husband’s desire to have additional child is before 2 years, respectively. Moreover, participants who know any contraceptive method were 9.6 times (AOR = 9.6; 95% CI: 2.4, 39) more likely to have decision-making power on family planning than those who do not know any contraceptive method (Table 6).

Table 6 Factors Associated with Decision-Making Power on Family Planning Use Among Married Reproductive-Aged Women in Basoliben District, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018

Discussion

Empowering women increase family planning utilization27 which reduces maternal and neonatal mortality.28,29 However, in developing countries, women are the neglected population in decision-making.20,27 They are usually dependent on their partners’ decision on family planning usage and reproductive issues.

The current study was conducted to assess the level of married women’s decision-making power towards contraceptive use and its associated factors in Basoliben woreda, northwest Ethiopia. Accordingly, the current study showed the overall decision-making power of married women on family planning use was 80%. While the independent decision-making power was only 14.2% and decision-making power jointly with their husband was 65.8%. This was higher than previous studies conducted in Nigeria,30 India,9,31 Honduras32 and Pakistán.33 It was also higher than studies done in Ethiopia; Mizan Aman,5 Addis Ababa34 and Dawro Zone.23 However, the women’s independent decision-making power on family planning usage was lower than the studies done in Ethiopia34 and India.9 This difference might be due to the socio-cultural differences in the study population. This might be due to that decision related to children has an impact on having better decision-making power.35

Similarly, the current study revealed household monthly income, husband’s desired number of children, husband’s desire when to have another child and information on contraceptive methods were found to be significant predictors of married women's decision-making power on family planning usage. This study revealed that household monthly income was positively associated factor of women’s decision-making power. Those women earned household monthly income 700 to 1000 ETB and 1001 to 1500 ETB were 2.2 and 2.7 times more likely to have decision-making power on family planning methods, respectively, than whose monthly income was <700 ETB. This was in agreement with studies in Nepal,36 Malaysia37 and the Ethiopian national-level study24 that reported higher household monthly income or in general women in the highest wealth quintile were highly decisive on health care utilization for their health care services utilization. This might be due to they have media exposure. It is evidenced that media exposure increase FP utilization.38

is study also showed participants’ husband desired number of children and desired time to have additional child were factors associated with their decision-making power on family planning utilization. Those participants’ husbands desired number of children less than 3 and 3–4 were 9.9 and 2.1 times more likely to have decision-making power on FP, respectively, than whose husbands desired number of ≥5. However, those their husbands’ desired time for additional child within 2–3 years and after 3 years were 1.9 and 4.3 times more likely to have decision-making power on FP usage than whose husbands desired time to have additional child was less than 2 years, respectively. Moreover, this study revealed married women who had information on any contraceptive method were 9.6 times more likely to have decision-making power on FP usage than those who had not. It is in line with the previous studies.10,19,34,39,40 This might be due to information about contraceptive develops autonomy for FP usage.10,41

Limitation of the Study

This study is not without limitations. It has all the limitations of cross-sectional study design.

Conclusion

The overall married women’s decision-making power on family planning use was not low. Household monthly income, husband’s desired ideal number of children, husband’s desired time when to have another child and information about any contraceptive methods were statistically significant factors of married women's decision-making power on family planning use. There should be awareness creation on family planning methods to increase its utilization.

Abbreviations

HEWs, health extension workers; FP, family planning; FMoH, Federal Ministry of Health; SPSS, Statistical Package for Social Science; CI, confidence interval; COR, Crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; SD, standard deviation; ETB, Ethiopian Birr; RH, reproductive health; IUCD, intra uterine device.

Data Sharing Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available to the corresponding authors upon reasonable request.

Acknowledgment

We would like to acknowledge Debre Markos University for allowing us to conduct this study.

Author Contributions

All authors made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; took part in drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; gave final approval of the version to be published; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure

The authors declare that they have no competing interests in this work.

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