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46 | PMA2014 ETHIOPIA DETAILED INDICATOR REPORT
Paid For Family Planning
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Services
Contraceptive services are often highly subsidized by the government or other sources of financing,
but clients may still pay significant amounts out of pocket. Monitoring the costs incurred by women,
particularly by wealth quintile, shows equity of access to contraception. Similarly, monitoring costs for
particular groups—young women, higher parity women, less educated women or rural women—may
also inform decisions about extending subsidies to enable better contraceptive access. The PMA2014
survey asked women who were recent or current users, “In the last 12 months, have you paid any fees
for family planning services (including the most recent/current method)”
Overall, one-fifth (20.1%) of recent or current users in Ethiopia reported paying fees for family
planning services in the past 12 months. Compared with women who were married and women
older than age 25, unmarried women and women younger than age 25 were more likely to pay
for services. Compared with less educated women (women with no or primary education), more
educated users (women with secondary to higher education) more often reported paying fees.
Thirty-three percentage of users from the richest households paid fees compared to 8.7% from the
poorest households. Among the women who reported paying fees, the average woman paid 13 Birr
(about US$0.67) for injectables, 14 Birr (about US$0.72) for oral contraceptives and 26 Birr (about
US$1.33) for implants.
Table F9a. Number of users who paid for services, Figure F9b. Percentage of recent or
by average price and method
current users who paid for family planning
services, by wealth quintile
Recent/ Number of Average fees Standard
current users
paid
deviation
40
method
(Birr)
(Birr)
Female
2 1,479 855
Sterilization
IUD 12 151 51
30
Injectable 275 13 1
Implant 42 26 4
20
Pills 57 14 2
Male condom 12 7 5
Female
N/A N/A N/A
10
condom
Emergency
3 18 8
contraception
0
Diaphragm N/A N/A N/A
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Other modern 0 N/A N/A
Wealth quintile
Percentage
Total reporting 403 N/A N/A