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“Prudence” is used by 13 percent of pill users, while “Choice” is used by only 2 percent of women
(Table 5.9). The most popular brand, however, is “Microgynon,” a brand that is not socially marketed,
which is used by more than two in five pill users.
Condom use is very low in Ethiopia; nevertheless, the majority of men who use condoms
(56 percent) used “Hiwot,” indicating that social marketing is playing an important role in encouraging
condom use in the country (Table 5.10). Another 15 percent of men used “Sensation,” a brand that is
no longer being promoted through the social marketing program.
Table 5.9 Pill brands
Percentage of respondents currently
using the pill by brand used,
Ethiopia 2000
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Pill
Pill brand
users
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Microgynon 42.6
Lo-Feminol 15.2
Excluton 2.2
Neogynon 8.0
Nordette 2.3
Prudence 13.3
Choice 1.8
Other 4.7
Don't know/missing 9.9
Table 5.10 Condom brands
Percentage of men currently using
condoms by brand used, Ethiopia
2000
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Condom
Pill brand
users
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Hiwot 56.3
Sensation 15.3
Durex 1.5
Rose 0.6
Other 5.0
Don't know 21.2
Total 100.0
Number 45
Total 100.0
Number 289
5.7 DECISION ON USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
The Ethiopia DHS asked women who were currently using a method about the primary
decisionmaker in their use of contraception. This could shed some light on the degree of autonomy
women exercise over their reproductive behavior. Less than one in four women stated that using
contraception was mainly their decision alone, two-thirds stated that using contraception was mainly
a joint decision with their husband or partner, and one in ten mentioned the husband or partner as the
principal decisionmaker (Table 5.11).
The table also shows that the majority of women in both urban and rural areas state that both
they and their husband or partner jointly made the decision to use a contraceptive method. Surprisingly,
rural women are more likely than urban women to make an independent decision on current use (29
percent versus 19 percent). Two in five women residing in the Gambela Region mentioned that their
current use of contraception was mainly their own decision. On the other hand, four in five women in
the more urbanized areas of Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, and the Harari Region make contraceptive-use
decisions jointly with their husband or partner. Women with some education are more likely than
women with no education to make a joint decision with their husband or partner about current
contraceptive use. In contrast, women with no education are more likely to make an independent
decision on contraceptive use when compared with women who have some education.
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