Abstract:
Introduction: -Vasectomy is one of the most effective and permanent male contraceptive methods which involves cutting and ligating of the Vass difference to make the semen free of sperm during ejaculation. In spite of its effectiveness, simple, safety, and had many advantages from other methods it is not well known in the majority of our community.
Objective: -The aim of this study was to assess intention to use vasectomy and its associated factors among married men in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia 2019.
Methods: -A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 402 married men from March 05 to April 15, 2019. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants, and data was collected by face to face interview using structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Data was entered by Epi data and analyzed by SPSS version 23. The association between variables was analyzed using Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models and p-value < 0.05% at 95% CI was considered as statistically significant.
Result: - A total of 402 participants were included with response rate of 98.75%. The mean age of participant was 37.12(SD ± 6.553) years. The prevalence of intention to use vasectomy was 19.6% with 95%CI (15.6%-23.4%). Multivariable logistic regression showed that age from 30-39 years (AOR=3.2(95% CI:1.19-8.86)), having more than three living children (AOR=2.5(95% CI:1.41-4.68)), good knowledge (AOR=3.4(95%CI:1.88-6.40)) and positive attitude (AOR=4.8(95% CI:2.61-8.80)) of married men were