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5.17 ATTITUDES TOWARD FAMILY PLANNING
Use of effective contraceptive methods is facilitated when couples have a positive attitude toward
family planning. Attitudinal data were collected by asking women whether they approve of couples
using family planning and what they perceived as their husband’s attitude toward family planning. This
information is useful in the formulation of family planning policies, since it indicates the extent to which
further education and publicity are needed to increase acceptance of family planning. Widespread
disapproval of contraception can be a barrier to the adoption of methods.
Table 5.22 shows the percent distribution of currently married women who know of a
contraceptive method by wife’s attitude toward family planning and her perception about her husband’s
approval. The majority of women (69 percent) approve of the use of family planning, and 38 percent
believe that their husband approves too. One-third of women reported that they did not know about their
husband’s attitude, and another 8 percent were unsure of their stand.
Table 5.22 Women’s approval of family planning
Percent distribution of currently married women who know of a method of family planning (FP) by
approval of family planning and their perception of their husband's attitude toward family planning,
according to background characteristics, Ethiopia 2000
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Respondent Respondent
approves of disapproves of
family planning family planning
_________________ ________________
Husband Husband’s Husband’s Both Respon-
Background Both dis- attitude Husband attitude disap- dent
characteristic approve approves unknown approves unknown prove unsure Total Number
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Age
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
34.6 14.2 23.9 1.1 5.8 11.4 9.0 100.0 694
38.6 15.7 19.8 1.9 8.2 9.2 6.7 100.0 1,542
37.9 13.7 19.0 1.5 6.3 13.3 8.2 100.0 1,803
38.7 13.9 17.5 0.8 8.5 13.9 6.6 100.0 1,399
40.0 9.3 16.7 0.7 9.6 14.5 9.2 100.0 1,290
32.1 12.5 22.0 1.2 9.3 15.6 7.3 100.0 937
26.7 10.2 18.6 2.3 14.3 15.3 12.7 100.0 769
Residence
Urban
Rural
62.5 9.3 12.7 2.8 4.1 6.3 2.1 100.0 1,171
32.3 13.6 20.3 1.1 9.2 14.2 9.2 100.0 7,264
Region
Tigray
Affar
Amhara
Oromiya
Somali
46.8
17.2
38.3
34.0
7.9
7.9
10.7
7.6
15.6
8.3
30.5
4.2
18.0
20.0
2.8
0.5
2.3
1.6
1.5
1.0
3.3
7.0
9.4
9.4
10.7
2.6
50.7
12.1
13.2
66.9
8.4
8.0
13.0
6.2
1.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
589
75
2,268
3,339
66
Benishangul-Gumuz 38.8 10.5 15.2 2.7 6.2 16.5 10.2 100.0 76
SNNP
Gambela
Harari
Addis Ababa
Dire Dawa
31.6
42.7
51.4
74.2
55.7
18.2
18.5
10.3
7.7
10.1
18.9
6.6
13.1
8.5
12.6
0.8
2.7
0.9
1.0
1.1
8.5
6.3
3.9
2.1
6.6
15.5
20.6
9.9
2.8
9.3
6.5
2.6
10.2
3.4
4.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1,711
20
20
234
36
Education
No education
Primary
Secondary and
higher
31.3 13.1 20.6 1.1 9.9 14.6 9.5 100.0 6,826
48.9 15.9 16.5 1.9 3.4 9.8 3.6 100.0 1,102
80.5 6.4 6.5 3.4 1.6 0.6 0.9 100.0 506
Total
36.5 13.0 19.3 1.3 13.1 8.5 8.2 100.0 8,434
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Note: Total includes women with information on perception of husband’s attitude toward planning missing, which is
not shown separately.
70 * Fertility Regulation