Abstract:
Globally, approximately 213 million pregnancies occurred annually, out of which, 40% were unintended. In Africa, from a total of 53.8 million pregnancies, 35% were unintended pregnancy in 2014. Most of them were terminated unsafely which can results in different complications. Consistent and frequent use of emergency contraception is a very much important factor to be effective in reducing the rate of unintended pregnancy.
Objective: to assess the emergency Contraceptive utilization and factors associate among female daily laborers in reproductive age group in flower farm of Bora woreda, Oromia Region Central Ethiopia.
Methods: an Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 336 female daily laborers in reproductive age group in flower farm of Bora woreda of Eastern oromia from March 5-14/2019. Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data was collected by interviewing using pre tested structured questionnaire. Data was entered by Epi Data-3.1 and analyzed by SPSS-20. Both descriptive and inferential analysis was used. Those variables with P <0.05 at 95% confidence interval was considered as associated factors.
Result:utilization of emergency contraception among female daily laborers was 14.3% (95% CI: 10.7, 18.3).Those above secondary educational level (AOR=7.00; 95% CI: 2.30, 21.34),Single marital status (AOR=2.64; 95% CI: 1.12, 6.21), history of induced abortion (AOR=4.66; 95% CI: 1.89-11.45), ever pregnancy (AOR=3.11;95% CI: 1.12, 8.74) and being knowledgeable about emergency contraception (AOR=3.46; 95% CI: 1.57, 7.69) were factors associated with high utilization of emergency contraception.
Conclusion: Emergency contraceptive utilization among daily laborers is low. Educational level, marital status, ever pregnancy, history of induced abortion and knowledge about emergency contraception were factors associated with utilization of emergency ccontraception.Therefore, the district health office, the administration of the sher blen farm clinic and Zonal health department should give attention to create awareness on emergency contraception to increase its utilization among the laborers.
