Knowledge, Attitude and Perceived Partner and Socio-cultural Support for Family Planning among Women of Reproductive Age in a Rural Community in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Background: Family planning has been adopted as one of the strategies for improving maternal and child health. Family planning is beneficial in reducing maternal and child mortality and therefore, a vital strategy to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This study determined the knowledge, attitude, perceived partner and socio-cultural support for family planning among women of reproductive age in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 113 respondents attending antenatal clinic in a Primary health care facility in Nwezenyi village of Izzi Local Government Area. Data collection was in January 2019 over a 4-week period using interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 and 95% confidence interval was used with a p-value of < 0.05 considered statistically significant. Chi square statistics was used to determine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and family planning knowledge. Predictors of family planning knowledge were determined with binary logistic regression using odds ratio as the measure of effect. Results: More than half of the respondents (65.5%) had good knowledge while almost all respondents (93.8%) had good attitude towards family planning. Few of the respondents reported that their doctrine/religion and culture supported family planning (23.9% and 23% respectively). Increasing age (AOR: 5.84, 95%CI: 1.85-18.46) and higher education (AOR: 16.69, 95%CI: 4.63-60.20) were predictors of family planning knowledge. Conclusion: There was good knowledge and positive attitude towards family planning among respondents, but cultural and doctrinal support of family planning were poor. Higher education and older age were predictors of family planning knowledge.

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FAMILY PLANNING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN NIMULE PAYAM, SOUTH SUDAN

International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice ◽

10.47941/ijhmnp.728 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 25-41

Author(s):

Andrew Drici ◽

Isaac Eremugo ◽

Sarah Akello ◽

Maureen Andinda

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

South Sudan ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Planning Methods ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Family Planning Methods ◽

Planning Knowledge

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine family planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) among women of reproductive age in Nimule Payam, South Sudan. Method: The study used a descriptive cross-sectional design and quantitative approach to explore family planning knowledge, attitude and practice among women of reproductive age in Nimule Payam. The study population consisted of 6,621 women of reproductive age in the Bomas of Anzara (1,930), Jalei(,1521), Olikwi (1,536) and Nimule Central (1,634). A sample size of 342 was determined from the population using the formulae of Leslie. Stratified simple random sampling was employed through a researcher administered structured questionnaire to collect data from the respondents. The data was cleaned, coded and analyzed using EPI-INFO version 7 to generate descriptive statistics and the results were presented in tables. Results: The study revealed that women of reproductive age in Nimule Payam had high 273 (79.82%) level of family planning knowledge, good 233 (68%) family planning practices and positive attitude towards family planning. The positive attitude towards family planning was because majority 270 (78.97%) believed family planning was safe to use, could not cause infertility 252 (73.82%), cancer 264 (76.93%) and future abortion 251 (73.36%). The respondents also generally agreed that 319 (93.07%) family planning could prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, the majority of the respondents acknowledged that the practice of family planning was against their God/Allah 268 (78.31%) and culture 229 (67.03%). Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study found that women of reproductive age in Nimule Payam had a high level of family planning knowledge, a fairly positive attitude with a moderate number practicing family planning methods. Increased sensitization of the respondents and their partners on family planning is required to improve their attitude and practice. Future studies should focus on the factors influencing the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of family planning methods among women of reproductive age in Nimule Payam.

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Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Women of Reproductive Age from Rural Area of Central India

International Journal of Current Research and Review ◽

10.31782/ijcrr.2020.0207 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 02-07

Author(s):

Amruta Choudhary (Ladke) ◽

Mrunal Nakade ◽

Deepti Shrivastava

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Rural Area ◽

Central India ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Planning Knowledge

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PREVALENCE OF INDUCED ABORTION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN HARARI REGION, ETHIOPIA

Public Health of Indonesia ◽

10.36685/phi.v6i2.333 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 35-40

Author(s):

Arif Hussen Jamie ◽

Mohammed Zekeria Abdosh

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Unwanted Pregnancy ◽

Occupational Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Induced Abortion ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

P Value ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Abortion is a very common experience in every culture and society. Out of the 210 million pregnancies that occur each year globally, an estimated 46 million (22%) end up in induced abortion, in relation to that, 19 million women experience unsafe abortions annually.Objective: The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors of induced abortion among women of reproductive age group in public health facilities from March 25– April 25, 2019, in Harari Region.Methods: A cross sectional study design was conducted. The sample size was 620 abortion cases. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were entered to Epi-Data version 3.5.3 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics, binary and multivariate logistic regression and odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals was used to identify the independent factors of induced abortion cases status. P-value 0.05 was considered as statistically significant association.Result: The mean age of the respondents was 29.5 years, with a standard deviation of 6.5. In this study the magnitude of induced abortion was 42.7%. Age 30, single marital status, occupational status students and commercial sex worker were statistically significant associated with induced abortion (p0.05).Conclusion: The study revealed a high level of induced abortion. Unwanted pregnancy is high among abortion patients in the study area. Hence, strict counseling about family planning method reminder, and partner involvement in family planning service should be recommended.

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Role of husband’s attitude towards the usage of contraceptives for unmet need of family planning among married women of reproductive age in Pakistan

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-021-01314-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Farhan Asif ◽

Zahid Pervaiz ◽

Jawad Rahim Afridi ◽

Ghulam Abid ◽

Zohra S. Lassi

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Unmet Need ◽

Wealth Quintile ◽

Married Women ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Family Planning Programs ◽

Contraception Use ◽

Wide Range

Abstract Background Family planning services deliver a wide range of benefits to the well-being of females and the community. It can curtail the risk of maternal and neonatal mortality through the reduction in abortions and pregnancies. The government of Pakistan has been struggling to convince people about the usefulness of family planning programs. However, different factors related to social norms, values, and culture are important to determine the success of these programs. One such factor is the patriarchal structure of Pakistani society where most of the household decisions are made by men. The objective of this research is to examine the role of the husband’s attitude towards the usage of contraceptives for the unmet need of family planning (UMNFP) among married women of reproductive age (MWRA) in Pakistan. Method The dataset of Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017–18 is utilized to examine the role of the husband’s attitude towards the usage of contraceptives in UMNFP among MWRA in Pakistan. Results The UMNFP was considerably lower among MWRA between 40 years and above compared to women 15–19 years. The odds of UMNFP were higher among women and men who were educated up to the primary level compared to those with no education. Odds of UMNFP were higher among women from the poor wealth quintile compared to the poorest wealth quintile; similarly, it was significantly lower among women who were from the richer and the richest wealth quintile compared to the poorest wealth quintile. The odds of UMNFP were lower among women who were employed compared to those who were not employed. Lastly, the odds of UMNFP were higher among women whose husbands opposed to using contraceptives, who perceived that there was a religious prohibition for such use and when a decision on the contraception use was solely made by the husband. Conclusions Husband’s attitude towards the usage of contraceptives is an important predictor of UMNFP. Liaising with the community and religious leaders to persuade people particularly men about the usefulness of family planning programs and encouraging men to understand their women’s say in using contraceptives should be encouraged.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among women of reproductive age group attending outpatient department in a tertiary centre of Northern India

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191531 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 1775 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mahvish Qazi ◽

Najmus Saqib ◽

Sachin Gupta

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Side Effects ◽

Total Fertility Rate ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Age Group ◽

Contraceptive Methods ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Planning Methods ◽

Family Planning Methods

Background: India with 1.35 billion people is the second most populated country in the world next to China. Total fertility rate of India is 2.2 and the current total fertility rate of Jammu and Kashmir is 1.7 which is still lagging behind various states. This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception in women of reproductive age in this set up.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was carried out in patients attending OPD (outpatient department) of Obstetrics and Gynecology at ASCOMS, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India from 1st September 2017 to 31st August 2018. 200 married women aged between 18-49 years were included in this study. Socio-demographic characteristics of the women, their knowledge, attitude and practices on contraception were evaluated with the help of predesigned questionnaire.Results: Out of 200 women, maximum respondents belong to age group of 21-25 years (75.6%). Most of the contraceptive non-users belongs to age below 20 years (62.5%). Majority of respondents were Hindu (70.37%), maximum studied up to secondary level education (84.61%), 70.30% were housewives and 56.58% belongs to middle class. In 45% of respondents, media was the main source of information. Preferred spacing method was condom in 85% of cases. 68% women had knowledge of female sterilization. According to most women, family planning methods are meant for limitations of birth (43%) and 36% meant for spacing of birth. 80% women had positive attitude towards contraceptive usage. 50% experienced side effects with the use of contraceptives. The most common side effect was menstrual irregularities in 25% of cases. Most common reason for not using contraceptive methods among non-respondents were lack of knowledge in 50% of cases.Conclusions: The study showed that inspite of having good knowledge, utilization of contraceptives were less because of large family norm, religious myth, cultural and political barriers. Ignorance regarding use and side effects of various contraceptive methods is another reason for inadequate practice of family planning methods.

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Sexual Function in Women With and Without Female Genital Mutilation in Reproductive Age in South of Iran

10.21203/rs.3.rs-256453/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mahshid Bokaie ◽

Samaneh Hatefi ◽

Shahnaz Mojahed ◽

Nasibeh Roozbeh

Keyword(s):

Sexual Function ◽

Female Genital Mutilation ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

P Value ◽

Women Of Reproductive Age ◽

Genital Mutilation ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Impact ◽

Female Genital

Abstract Objectives: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an important public health issue, especially in developing countries and it is still done in some parts of Iran. This study aimed to investigate the effect of FGM on the sexual function of women of reproductive age in Hormozgan province/IRAN.Study design: This study is a descriptive-analytical case-control study that was conducted in 2020 on 209 married women of reproductive age (15-49) in rural areas of Minab and Sirik counties in Hormozgan province/IRAN. Main outcome measures: The reliable and valid questionnaire FSFI for assessing female sexual function in the two groups was used after to obtain informed and voluntary consent from all participants and data with SPSS v: 16 software and with using descriptive/ Analytical statistics tests with a significant level of 0.05 were examined. Results: There is a significant difference between mutilated and non-mutilated women in the total score of sexual function(22.18±3.23 versus 23.41±2.52 respectively, p=0.023) and the domains of lubrication(3.04±0.62 versus 3.3±0.53 respectively, P=0.000), orgasm(3.81±0.63 versus 4.08±0.47 respectively, P=0.003), and sexual satisfaction(5.09±0.1 versus 5.37±0.87 respectively, P=0.017) But in the domains of desire, arousal, and pain in the two groups was no significant difference(P-value>0.05). Conclusion: FGM maybe leads to sexual dysfunction. Although most women were reluctant to perform mutilation on their daughters, more educational Actions are suggested to educate women about the impact of female mutilation on their sexual function. Counseling programs are also recommended to improve the sexual function of mutilated women.

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Tingkat Pengetahuan PUS Tidak Berhubungan dengan Keikutsertaan KB di Desa Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul Yogyakarta

Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia ◽

10.21927/jnki.2014.2(3).106-111 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 106

Author(s):

Ardhiyani Muslimah ◽

Nur Indah Rahmawati

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Family Planning Program ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

P Value ◽

Knowledge Level ◽

Planning Program ◽

Object Knowledge ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Family

<p>Family Planning (FP) participation is the most important thing in the family planning program in Indonesia. Based on the baseline study, family planning participations in 6 in Argomulyo village covered 533 couples (59.22 %) of 900 total couple of reproductive age. Knowledge is one of the factors that causes reproductive age couples to join the family planning program. Knowledge is used as the basis of actions to solve problems and this was the result of knowing after the people recognice an object. Knowledge about family planning is expected to cause the participation of reproductive age couples in the family planning program. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the knowledge level of family planning participation in reproductive age couples in Argomulyo village, Sedayu, Bantul, Yogyakarta 2014. Study design was observational analytic with cross sectional aproach. Technique sampling used was total sampling of reproductive age couples in Argomulyo village, Sedayu, Bantul, Yogyakarta resulted on 907 respondents. Data was colected by interview using the questionnaire. The analysis used was chi-square. The result of chi-square test showed a p-value 0.318>(0.05) and coefficients contingency of 0.05 so knowledge level had no relationship with FP participation. Knowledge level was 71.00% good, while the highest participation of family planning in the majority of with fair level enough was 68.8%, in addition, the highest proportion of couples who did not participate in FP program was 41.8%. In Conclusion, there was no significant relationship between the knowledge level about family planning and the participation of the family planning in reproductive age couples in Argomulyo village, Sedayu, Bantul, Yogyakarta year 2014.</p>

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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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