Background: The study was conducted to find
out family planning utilization and associated
factor among voluntary counseling and testing
clients in Dawuro zone, south-west Ethiopia.
Demand for family planning is affected by
factors such as poor provider client relationships
and pressure to have children. A great number
of women in the world with an unmet need for
family planning comprise women who are HIV
positive and those at risk of HIV. In developing
countries the provision of family planning
services at voluntary counseling and testing
settings is low. There is lack of information on
demand for family planning and associated
factors among women voluntary counseling and
testing clients in the study area.
Objective: To assess demand for family
planning among women voluntary counseling
and testing clients in Dawuro zone, South West
Ethiopia, in 2015.
Materials and Methods: The study was
conducted by using mainly quantitative method
supplemented by qualitative study method.
Facility based cross sectional survey was
conducted from February 20 to March 20, 2015.
A total of 401 respondents were included in the
study. Consecutive sampling technique was
used to select samples. The data were also
cleaned and checked for completeness and then
entered in to EPI data 3.1 software and exported
to SPSS 16.0 soft ware for analysis. Descriptive,
bivariate and multivariable analyses were
performed. Statistical significance was declared
at a value of p < 0.05. Ethical clearance was
taken from Jimma University and informed
verbal consent was established with the
participants before the interview.
Result: total of 401respondents participated in
the study making a response rate of 98.5%.
Demand for family planning among women
voluntary counseling and testing clients was
71.5% in the study area. Marital status AOR=
0.17 95% CI; (0.04, 0.67), income level AOR=
2.44 95% CI; (1.34, 4.45) and live birth AOR=
3.27 95% CI; (1.35, 7.92) were significant
predictors of demand for family planning.
Conclusions and Recommendations: The
finding showed that majority of women
voluntary counseling and testing clients had
demand for family planning. Factors affecting
demand for family planning and unmet need are
related to the clients (women) and providers
(health system). Hence providing family
planning services continuously at VCT settings
is recommended.