Abstract:
Ethiopia is one of the most populous Sub-Saharan countries characterized by high population growth rate where only 27% of women in the reproductive age group are currently using modern family planning methods. Hence, the objective of the study is to assess the determinants of the use and practice of modern family planning methods among currently married women in Agaro town, Jimma zone. The study adopted a community based cross-sectional study research design with mixed research approach is a methodology for conducting research. The methods used to collect data include a cross-sectional survey and informal interview with health care service providers. In the survey, a complete interview was administered to a total of 400 randomly sampled currently married women in the survey. Informal interview with representatives with three health care service providers from Health centres who worked on the reproductive health workers in the study area were conducted to generate the qualitative data for the study. Primary data was collected by using of both structured and unstructured questions across the study variables and secondary data was also gathered from various sources. Results of the study show that of all respondents 94.9 percent were currently using contraceptive methods. 61.6 percent of the current users initiated contraception for spacing births. Furthers, of all respondents there is a high degree of awareness about family planning (94.9%). Injectable contraceptive was the most frequently used method (44%), followed by implant (20.5%). Finally, the researcher recommends that it is important that both national and local governments view FP programs through contraceptive use and strategies that make family planning services available, affordable and accessible to all people, and that offer a wider range of contraceptive methods will have great impact on increasing modern contraceptive use
