BACKGROUND

Unmet need for family planning remains a significant public health problem, particularly womens working in industrial sectors faces unique reproductive health challenges. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of unmet need among reproductive age women working in Bole lemi industrial park.

METHODS

An institution based cross sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 339 reproductive age women. Data was collected using a face-to-face interview using pretested structured questionnaire. The data was entered into EpiData version 3.1, and analyzed in StataSE 14. Descriptive analyses were performed for all variables. Furthermore, by using Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis variables with AOR at 95% confidence interval and p-value of < 0.05 were considered as significant variables.

RESULTS

In this study the prevalence of unmet need for family planning is 27.4% 95% CI (22.57- 32.23), with 19.6% for spacing and 8.2% for limiting. Educational status (AOR = 0.16, 95%CI: 0.034- 0.82), knowledge on family planning (AOR = 3.3 95%CI: 1.30 - 8.67), marriage status (AOR = 4.25 95%CI: 1.62 - 11.15) and partner support (AOR = 0.28 95%CI: 0.11 - 0.74) were found to be significantly associated with unmet need.

CONCLUSION

Unmet need for family planning is notably high among women working at the Bole-Lemi Industrial Park. Public and private sectors should collaborate to Strengthen reproductive health education programs to improve awareness of family planning, promote male involvement and partner support.