%0 Journal Article
%T Married Women's Decision-Making Regarding Modern Contraceptive Use and Influencing Factors in Girawa District, Eastern Ethiopia: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, 2024
%A Beyan Ahmed
%A Usmael Jibro
%A Wondimye Ashenafi
%A Kasiye Shiferaw
%J Bulletin of Pioneering Researches of Medical and Clinical Science
%@ 3006-2659
%D 2025
%V 4
%N 1
%R 10.51847/dcKoRpFqJQ
%P 60-72
%X Women’s decision-making power concerning modern contraceptive use plays a pivotal role in enhancing its adoption. Nonetheless, in Ethiopia, the available data on this subject remains sparse and inconsistent. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and identify the factors influencing women’s decision-making power on modern contraceptive use in Girawa district, Eastern Ethiopia, between January 1–30, 2024. A community-based cross-sectional survey was carried out among 510 married women using contraceptives, selected through a multistage sampling approach in Girawa district. Both descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were utilized. The data collection tool was developed based on a review of relevant literature and underwent pretesting. Trained data collectors administered the questionnaire via face-to-face interviews. Data were cleaned and entered using Epidata and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics, including frequencies, tables, and percentages, were used to summarize the data. Binary logistic regression was first conducted to identify variables for multivariable analysis using a p-value threshold of 
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