Knowledge and Practice of Emergency Contraception among Currently-Married Women in Bangladesh: Evidence from a National Cross-Sectional Survey

Introduction: Emergency contraception (EC) serves as a backup in case regular contraception fails, can remarkablybring down the risk of a consequent unintended pregnancy and further complications. Objectives: To assess the knowledge and practice regarding EC among married women. To determine the association between knowledge regarding EC and socio demographic variables of married women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among urban slum areas of Jamnagar City with use of 30 cluster sampling techniquein the year 2012-13. From each cluster 15 women of reproductive age group(15-49years) were taken as study participants and total 450 married women were enrolled in the study. Statistical analysis was done by using appropriate statistical tests. Result: Out of total 450 study population,30.22% women ever heard of emergency contraception (EC) among them all were aware about E-pills, Majority considered EC safe(80.88%).very few women got knowledge from doctor (1.47%) and health workers (10.29%).only 31.23% women had ever used it. Women who were<30 years age old, well-educated and from upper socioeconomic status were more aware regarding EC. Nearly 50% women took E-pills because of timing was miscalculated (25.81%) or they were not using any contraceptives (22.58%).All the women who had practiced EC, revealed that it is 100% effective method for prevention of unwanted pregnancy in case of emergency. Conclusion: In this study, knowledge and usage rate of EC was found limited. Strategies to promote EC use should be focused on spreading accurate knowledge about it through information education and communication by health care providers and other audio-visual media.

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Knowledge and Practice of Mothers Regarding the Prevention and Management of Malnutrition Among Preschool Children – A Cross Sectional Survey

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.25258/ijpcr.v9i5.8604 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Mahfouz R. Nath ◽

C. Kanniammal

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Good Practice ◽

Strong Association ◽

Educational Status ◽

Nursing Interventions ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Economic Class ◽

Common Causes ◽

Knowledge And Practice

Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. Malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly for 60% of the 10.9 million deaths annually among children under five. The research study was aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of mothers of preschool children regarding the prevention and management of malnutrition. The design used was descriptive cross sectional survey. The study was conducted in a coastal setting of Trivandrum district with a sample size of 115. Data collection was done by self administered structured questionnaire by conducting mothers meeting at selected Anganwadis. According to the results of the study 19.1% of mothers had good knowledge and 34.8 % of mothers had poor knowledge. Regarding practice only 24.3 % of mothers reported good practice while 36.6 % of mothers reported poor practice. There was a strong association between the knowledge and Practice of mothers and selected socio demographic variables such as educational status of mothers and socio economic class (p less than 0.01)). The study findings can be used for planning targeted nursing interventions in coastal areas for mothers of preschool children.

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Contraceptive prevalence rate in women of reproductive age in a semi urban community of Islamabad

Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University ◽

10.32593/jstmu/vol1.iss1.33 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 15-20

Author(s):

Umme Kulsoom Khattak ◽

Saima Perwaiz Iqbal ◽

Ahmed Abdullah ◽

Ayesha Chowhan

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Urban Community ◽

Large Family ◽

Married Women ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Planning Methods ◽

Family Planning Methods

Objective: To determine the prevalence of utilization of family planning methods among married women of reproductive age in a semi urban community of Islamabad. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was done using two stage sampling, including cluster and consecutive sampling techniques. A proportionate sample from each mohallas of Nurpur Shahan was taken to achieve our sample size. All married women of the reproductive age group (15-45 years) living with their husbands, not diagnosed as a case of infertility and permanent residents of Nurpur Shahan were included. Results: Total of 550 women were included in the study with mean age of 31.64 years. Majority of women 497 (94.7%) were currently married while 322 (59.9 %) were literate. Of all the women, 72 (13.2%) women were currently pregnant and only 62 (11.3%) had a planned pregnancy. Induced abortion was practiced once by 9 (1.8%) women and 21 (4.1%) had done it twice. 394 (72.8%) had knowledge of family planning methods and only 102 (19.5%) women were using family Planning methods currently. Conclusion: Miscellaneous challenges are involved to increase involvement of the women and their families in the use of family planning services. Health education campaigns at community level to increase awareness regarding different family planning methods are highly needed. Government needs to improve the LHWs services to increase the use of family planning methods and combat induced abortions as a method of contraception. Controlling population through sterilization after attaining a large family size should not be the preferred method of family Planning.

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Knowledge and Practice on Reproductive Heath Rights among Married Women in Nepal

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences ◽

10.37107/jhas.36 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 53-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rajesh Kumar Yadav ◽

Nand Ram Gahatraj ◽

Dipendra Kumar Yadav ◽

Sujan Babu Marahatta

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Married Women ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Age Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Practice ◽

Health Rights

Reproductive health rights ensure that people are able to have satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capacity to reproduce with freedom to decide, when and how often to do so. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices on reproductive health rights among madhesi married women. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 madhesi married women of reproductive age in Sarlahi district conducted from July 2014 to December 2014. Data were entry in Epidata software and analyzed by SPSS 20 version. Of the total 384 respondents most of them (39.3%) were of age group 25-35 years from different ethnic groups. Most were simple illiterate (65.6%) and housewife (60.9%) very few of respondents were knowledge about reproductive health rights (37%) and not statistical significant relationship with level of knowledge and level of practice (χ 1 2 =2.036, p=0.154). Level of knowledge was statistically significant relationship with educational level (χ 4 2 = 43.983 p<0.001). Use of FP services have statistically significant relationship with Age group (p<0.001). The level of knowledge and level of practice on RHRs is still very low in Madhesi women. Keywords: Reproductive health rights; Madhesi women; practice

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People's Knowledge and Practice of Salt Iodization, as Well as the Assessment of Iodine Content in Salt in the Cumilla Region of Bangladesh

Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i830251 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 12-24

Author(s):

Sadia Jahan ◽

Md. Saddam Hossain ◽

Md. Anisur Rahman Bhuiyan ◽

Susmita Roy Lisa ◽

Somaia Haque Chadni

Keyword(s):

Iodine Deficiency ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Iodine Content ◽

Iodine Concentration ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Salt Iodization ◽

Knowledge And Practice ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

And Behavior

Aim: To evaluate the household iodine content and knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding salt iodization among the residents of Cumilla, Bangladesh. Subjects and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 700 inhabitants in Cumilla's urban and rural areas to determine the iodine concentration of salt they consume. The participants were asked about what they know about iodine deficiency and salt iodization as well as how their salt was packaged and stored. Among them, 338 people provided a sample of salt to be tested of its iodine content by the titrimetric method. Results: 46.57% of people knew that iodization was the best way to prevent iodine deficiency while 35.14% considered salt iodization during purchasing. Most people stored salt in plastic boxes (89.7%) and closed containers (84.14%).Among all participants, only 37.14% of people were aware of the iodine requirement during pregnancy. In urban regions, the median iodine content was 36.76 ppm (OR=0.658, 95% CI, 0.469-0.925), while in rural areas, the median iodine content was 40.92 ppm (OR=1.188, 95% CI, 1.022-1.380). Iodine levels were less than 15 ppm (minimum limit) in 6.8% of samples and greater than 40 ppm (maximum limit) in 56.5%. Only 36.7% of the salt samples contained adequate iodine. Conclusion: An effective and consistent approach for controlling iodine concentration in distributed salt is required at Cumilla, Bangladesh.

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Women’s Autonomy and Support for Wife Beating: Findings From a Population-Based Survey in Jordan

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.25.3.409 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 409-419 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Natalia Linos ◽

Marwan Khawaja ◽

Mohannad Al-Nsour

Keyword(s):

Regression Models ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Population Based ◽

Married Women ◽

Wife Beating ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Hypothetical Scenario ◽

Population Based Survey

The aim of this study is to examine attitudes among married women toward wife beating and to investigate the hypothesis that female individual empowerment is associated with such attitudes within a broader context of societal patriarchy in Jordan. The study uses data from a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of married women (n = 5,390) conducted in 2002. Associations between acceptance of wife beating and several women’s empowerment variables, including decision-making power, as well as other risk factors were assessed, using odds ratios from binary logistic regression models. The key finding is that the vast majority (87.5%) of Jordanian women believe that wife beating is justified in at least one hypothetical scenario, and justification is negatively associated with empowerment variables and some demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic factors.

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P2.11-09 Australia-Wide Cross-Sectional Survey of General Practitioners’ Knowledge and Practice of Lung Cancer Screening

Journal of Thoracic Oncology ◽

10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1709 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (10) ◽

pp. S795

Author(s):

P. Abeyweera ◽

F. Brims ◽

F. Piccolo ◽

C. Lei ◽

D. Manners

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

General Practitioners ◽

Lung Cancer Screening ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Wide Cross ◽

Knowledge And Practice

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Contraceptive Practice of Married Women: Experience from a Rural Community of Bangladesh

Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal ◽

10.3329/akmmcj.v5i1.18767 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 14-18

Author(s):

Md Atiqur Rahman ◽

Md Mahfuzar Rahman ◽

Sazia Huq ◽

Sardar Mahmud Hossain

Keyword(s):

Side Effects ◽

Life Expectancy ◽

Contraceptive Use ◽

Oral Contraceptive Pill ◽

Married Women ◽

Fertility Rate ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

High Level

Bangladesh is a country having high density of population in the world. Its fertility rate ranges from 4.1 to 5.49 and life expectancy is 66years while the total fertility rate of Asia is 2.2 and life expectancy 70 years. This descriptive type of cross sectional survey was carried out among 240 married women of reproductive age from July to December, 2012 in some villages of Keranigonj, Upazila, Dhaka. 73(31%) were practicing some methods of contraception, while 167 (69%) were not using it. OCP (Oral Contraceptive Pill) was the commonest method of contraception followed by Condoms 12(5%), Injectable 12(5%), Implant 12(5%) & Tubectomy 6(3%). None was found using IUCD and Traditional method ( withdrawal, rhythm method ) and emergency contraceptive method. The use of contraceptive was more common in grand multipara (p<0.01), >35 years old ladies (p<0.05). Non users of contraceptives in this study were 167 (69%) and the major reason for the non use was intention to have more children 53(31.46%) followed by pressure from the husband 21(12.35%), prohibition by the religion 18 (10.9%) and desire for son 17 (10.11%). Among the 73 contraceptive users 38 (52%) experienced side effects with the use of contraceptives. The commonest side effects were menstrual irregularities 17(23.8%) followed by change in body weight 8(11.19%). Frequency of contraceptive use was found comparatively low among rural married women despite high level of awareness. Desire for larger family, religious concerns and fear of side effects were the main factors responsible for non users. Religious scholars must play their role in clarifying many aspects regarding contraceptives. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v5i1.18767 Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 5, No. 1: January 2014, Pages 14-18

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Knowledge and practice of hand hygiene among hospitalised patients in a tertiary general hospital in China and their attitudes: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027736 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. e027736 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yunxia Li ◽

Yaohong Liu ◽

Li Zeng ◽

Chong Chen ◽

Dan Mo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Hand Hygiene ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Medical Patients ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Hospitalised Patients ◽

Before And After ◽

Knowledge And Practice

ObjectivesWe aimed to gain a better understanding of patients’ practice of hand hygiene (HH) and their knowledge and attitudes.DesignA cross-sectional survey.SettingA 3500-bed university-affiliated medical hospital in China.ParticipantsInpatients and their family members or caregivers.MethodsAn anonymous, self-reported questionnaire were used to collect data.ResultsA total of 376 questionnaires were issued, and 310 respondents completed it. Of the 310 respondents, 47.4% had received HH education, and 13.5% had a completing understanding of HH. A majority of patients believed that handwashing was important for disease recovery, and that it could prevent infection development. A total of 62.3% of patients washed their hands <5 times a day and 49.0% spent <1 min every time. With regards to the seven steps of handwashing, 96.45% of the respondents adhered to the first step (washing the palms), but only 20.6% adhered to the fifth step (thumbs) and 17.7% to the sixth step (fingertips). Most respondents washed their hands only when visibly dirty. Few patients washed their hands before drinking fluids, and before and after interacting with visitors. HH compliance was lower among intensive care unit patients than medical patients.ConclusionsIn conclusion, this study demonstrated that patients had a positive attitude towards HH. However, their levels of knowledge and practice were unsatisfactory. A systematical education about patientHH is needed in future to correct this knowledge and behaviour.

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