Abstract:
Introduction: Even though the huge advantages of family planning (FP), contraceptive use in
Ethiopia was still low and magnitude of unwanted pregnancy is high. Women who were
governmental and nongovernmental workers didn’t get FP services during every working time.
Working related factors is not determined by previous studies in Ethiopia. Determining
utilization and associated factors of FP among reproductive age women helps to take action for
further improvement of FP utilization.
Objective: To assess utilization and associated factors of FP among women of reproductive-age
group working in Debrebirhan industrial park, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2023.
Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study design was employed from April 9 - 24/2023.
A total of 387 women in reproductive age were included in the study with systematic random
sampling technique. Data was collected by face to face interview method. The data was entered
into Epi-data version 4.6 and export to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for further
analysis. An adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used for identifying factors
associated with utilization of family planning. A P-value <0.05 were considered as statistically
significantly associated with utilization of FP.
Result: Utilization of FP among reproductive age women working in industrial park is 47.8%.
Factors like working experience (AOR=14.998, 95% CI 4.671-48.154), over all knowledge about
modern contraceptive (AOR=9.217, 95% C.I 2.028-41.894), living condition (AOR=5.146, 95%
C.I 1.216-21.782), and having sexual partner excluding spouse (AOR=6.959, 95% C.I 1.620-
29.885) were independently associated with utilization of FP.
Conclusion and recommendation: Utilization of FP remained below from Ethiopian Health
Sector Transformation Plan. Special awareness creation about modern contraceptive method
should be given to the industrial park women workers. Interventional strategy that promotes FP
utilization should consider the associated factors for its better success
