Married Women's Decision-Making Power in Family Planning Use and its Determinants in Basoliben, Northwest Ethiopia

Women's decision-making power influences the use of family planning. It is one of the denied fundamental rights of women, particularly in developing countries. This study was aimed to assess married women's decision-making power in the use of family planning and its associated factors among married reproductive age women in Basoliben, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among married reproductive age women from March 1 to 30, 2018. A multistage simple random sampling technique was employed in selecting study participants. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed through SPSS 20 software. The binary and multiple variable logistic regression models were fitted to identify factors associated with women's decision-making power on family planning use. Statistical significance was declared at p-value less than 0.05. A total of 734 married women aged 18-49 years are making a 98% response rate included in this study. The level of married women's decision-making power in family planning among married women was 80%; 95% CI (76.9, 82.8). Monthly income (AOR=2.2; 95% CI: 1.1, 4.2), husband's desired number of children of