Abstract:
Background: Family planning is achieved through use of contraceptive method and its
promotion has potential benefits of reducing poverty, maternal and child mortality. 64 per cent
worldwide much lower in the least developed countries (40 %) and was particularly low in
Africa (33%), in Central and Southeast Asia (47%) where as in Ethiopia according EDHS 2016
report only 35 percent and in the region about 1.5 percent are using a modern contraceptive
method. However, there is limited evidence regarding modern contraceptive utilization among
indigenous and non-indigenous married women of reproductive age group in Ethiopia especially
in Somali region.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess level of modern contraceptive utilization
and its associated factors among indigenous and non-indigenous married women of reproductive
age group in Jigjiga Town, Eastern Ethiopia from February 01 - March 01/2018.
Methedology: Community based comparative cross-sectional was applied to study 1004 married
women of reproductive age group selected by simple random sampling. Data was collected using
pre-tested face-to-face interviewer questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression
models were used to identify factors associated with modern contraceptive utilization.
Result: The over all prevalence of modern contraceptive utilization among married reproductive
age group women was found to be (19.9% with 95% CI: 17.4%,22.3%) and it was found
(26.50% with 95% CI: 20.6%, 31.8%) for non- indigenous and (11.4% with 95% CI: 8.6%,
13.9%) for indigenous women. Indigenous women with primary level of education [(AOR=0.84,
95% CI: (0.15,0.85)], being somali in ethnicity [(AOR=0.75, 95% CI: (0.15, 0.94)] and those
with Waiting time less than one hour to got service [(AOR=2.21, 95% CI: (2.51, 9.53)] were
associted modern contraceptive utilized, while non-indigenous respondents with age group 30-
34years [(AOR=1.56, 95% CI: (1.31,9.52)] and knew importance of modern contraceptive as
prevent pregnancy[(AOR=3.27, 95% CI: (1.38,4.34)] were associated with modern contraceptive
utilization.
Conculsion: Utilization of modern contraceptive were low among indigenous compared to non
indigenous group. About one-third of non indigenous and about less than one- seventh of
indigenous were utilized modern contraceptive method. Efforts should also be done to increase
awarnessaboutimportanceofmoderncontraceptiveutilization
