Abstract:
Background: Inadequate Male involvements in family planning among married men in the study area
were the gap identified for this study. The study will have different significances that it can provide
some guide line and information to different sector on about male involvement in family planning and
give baseline information for new researcher in study area or another area.
Objectives: to assess male involvement in family planning utilization and associated factors among
married men in LibanJawi district, West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 374
participants fromAugust 15/8/ 2023 to September 30/9/2023 the data were collected by interview
administer using structured questionnaire. The data was cleaned, coded and entered to EpiData
(Ver.3.1), and analyzed by using. SPSS (Ver.26) computer based statistical package for both
Descriptive and analytical statistics were done and displayed by using text, frequencies tables, and
figures. Binary logistic regression model was used for inferential statistics or to see the association
between dependent and independent variables. P-values of <0.25 were used on bi-variable logistic
regression analysis to select the candidate variables for the final model. Odds ratio with 95%
confidence intervals were computed to see the strength of associations. Finally, p-value<0.05 on
multivariable logistic regression analysis were used as cut off point to declare statistically significant
variables.
Result: From a total of three hundred seventy four respondents 359 participants gave responses and
the response rate was calculated 96% and the prevalence of male involvement in family planning were
54.9% [95% (CI: 49.6-59.9%)] moreover Secondary and above educational level with adjusted odd
ratio of (AOR: 7.97, 95% CI: 4.27-14.86). Respondents who have ten and more children had adjusted
odd ratio of [AOR: 7.57 (95% CI: 4.19-13.68)], respondents who have a desire to have more than 5
children in the future reproductive life with adjusted odd ratio of [(AOR: 0.30 (95% CI: 0.19-0.46)].
Decision making by both partners with adjusted odd ratio of [AOR: 6.37, (95% CI: 3.54-11.47)] and
decision making by wife alone with adjusted odd ratio of [AOR: 2.42 (95% CI: 1.47-3.99)]
respondents who had good awareness on family planning with adjusted odd ratio of [AOR: 6.38 (95%
CI: 3.54-11.47)] were significantly associated factors.
Conclusion: The study identified prevalence of Male involvement in family planning utilization and
influencing factors like; level of education, shared decision making, desire to have more children in
the future reproductive life, awareness of family planning, number of children within marriage, were
independent factors associated with Male involvement in family planning utilization.
