Abstract
Background: Mothers are dying as a result of abortion associated with preventable unintended pregnancy. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of Modern contraceptive use and associated factors among Muslim and orthodox Christian women of reproductive age group in Bahir Dar city. Methods: Comparative Cross-sectional study was carried out on 504 participants selected through Simple random sampling technique from the list of households. Data were collected through a pretested interviewer administered questionnaire. The data were analyzed using logistic regression model to determine odds ratio as a measure of strength off association. Result: The prevalence of modern contraceptive use was higher among Orthodox Christian women by 0.28: 95% for the difference (0.19, 0.36). While 63.9% orthodox Christian women were using modern contraceptives only 36.1% of Muslim women were using Modern contraceptive. Age, Religiosity and education level were found to have a statistical association for modern contraceptive use in Both Orthodox Christian and Muslim women (p value < 0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of modern contraceptive use among Muslim women was found to significantly lower than that in Orthodox Christian. Recommendation: More efforts should be done to increase the number of Modern Contraceptive users, by focusing on awareness creation on Modern contraceptives with special emphasis on Muslims.
Highlights
Reducing the death of mothers in the process of giving birth by 2/3 was a global target for all nations worldwide [1]
A Community based comparative cross sectional study was conducted among Orthodox Christian and Muslim women of reproductive age
The results of the study showed that women’s literacy status significantly associated with contraceptive use: women who have attended secondary education and above were illiterate women were 6.25 (AOR: 6.25, 95% CI (1.2, 33.3)) and 16.7 (AOR: 16.7, 95% CI (4.5, 50)) more likely to use modern contraceptives as compared to those who are illiterate in Orthodox Christian and Muslim women respectively (Table 4)
Summary
Reducing the death of mothers in the process of giving birth by 2/3 was a global target for all nations worldwide [1]. Unsafe abortion as a result of unintended pregnancy is the third major direct cause of maternal death next to severe bleeding/hemorrhage and infections responsible for 8% of maternal deaths worldwide [3] [4]. It is a major public health problem in developing countries. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of Modern contraceptive use and associated factors among Muslim and orthodox Christian women of reproductive age group in Bahir Dar city. Religiosity and education level were found to have a statistical association for modern contraceptive use in Both Orthodox Christian and Muslim women (p value < 0.05). Recommendation: More efforts should be done to increase the number of Modern Contraceptive users, by focusing on awareness creation on Modern contraceptives with special emphasis on Muslims
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