scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards the Acceptance of Contraceptive Implants in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 64-97
Author(s):  
Paul Hassan Ilegbusi ◽  
Michael Olabode Tomori ◽  
Bolanle Yemisi Alabi
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Contraceptive Prevalence ◽  
Contraceptive Implants ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Contraceptive implants are progesterone-only contraception that is inserted subdermally. They are readily reversible with a return to fertility within days of removal. NDHS, (2019) recorded that the unmet need for family planning was higher among sexually active unmarried women (48%) than among currently married women (19%). The contraceptive prevalence in Nigeria was 16.6% as against 27% national target and implants accounts for 3.4%. The aim of the study is to investigate into the knowledge, attitude and practice of women of childbearing age towards the acceptance of contraceptive implants in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. A descriptive study was conducted on women of childbearing age (15-49 years) in Akungba-Akoko. Simple random technique was used in selecting the 423 respondents. The consent of the respondents were sought before administering the questionnaires. The data was analysed, using the IBM SPSS Statistics version 27.0.1.0. The study showed that 40.67% and 55.32% had secondary and tertiary education respectively. The age of the respondents at first birth was between 15 and 34 years, with the highest between 20-24 years (44.21%), followed by 15-19 years (21.28%). 20.33% were aware of the minimal side effects of contraceptive implants while 79.67% were not. 46.57% knew that contraceptive implants are highly effective while 53.19% did not. 7.57% knew that fertility would be returned immediately after the removal of contraceptive implants whereas 92.43% did not know. The study showed that most of the women who are currently using contraceptive implants did not know much about it Akungba-Akoko. The survey also revealed factors influencing the acceptance of contraceptive implants among women. Recommendations were made to improve the knowledge, attitude and practice of women of childbearing age towards the acceptance of contraceptive implants.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of good nutrition among women of childbearing age in Somolu Local Government, Lagos State

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ooreoluwa Fasola ◽  
Olayinka Abosede ◽  
Foluke A. Fasola
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Good Attitude

Women of child-bearing age (especially pregnant and lactating women) are in the most nutritionally-vulnerable stages of the life cycle. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of good nutrition among women of childbearing age in Somolu Local Government (LG), Lagos state. This study was a crosssectional descriptive survey of 244 women of childbearing age (15-49 years). Excellent knowledge and good attitude towards good nutrition was observed among 61.89% and 86.89% respectively. During pregnancy, greater than 80% took folic acid, iron supplements and increased daily consumption of fruits and vegetables while 43.59% avoided eggs, fish, meat and chocolate beverage because of taboos. Seven days prior to interview, over 90% had consumed fast foods, 56.15% and 50.01% of the respondents ate fruits and vegetables every day to ≥4 times in a day respectively. A majority of the respondents knew and had a good attitude towards good nutrition supporting studies from Kenya and Northern Nigeria. This, however, did not translate to good practice for about half of the respondents.

scholarly journals Bartholin’s Abscess with Bacterial Vaginosis Coinfection Successfully Treated with a Modified Word Catheter and Combined Antibiotics

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (C) ◽  
pp. 243-245
Author(s):  
Nugrah Santo ◽  
Muhlis Muhlis ◽  
Muji Iswanty ◽  
Idrianti Idrus ◽  
Nasrum Massi
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Vaginosis ◽  
Vaginal Discharge ◽  
Chief Complaint ◽  
High Recurrence Rate ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Mobile Mass ◽  
The Right

BACKGROUND: Bartholin’s abscess is an infection of the Bartholin gland that often occurs in women of childbearing age. The prevalence of Bartholin’s abscess is 2% in the female population worldwide. Patients often complain dyspareunia with a high recurrence rate. Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a syndrome of changes in the vaginal ecosystem that occurs spontaneously in sexually active women. BV can contribute to the development of a Bartholin’s gland abscess. CASE REPORT: A 30-year-old woman came with the chief complaint of a 5 cm × 5 cm erythematous, tender, and mobile mass on the right side of the labia majora. In addition, the patient also experienced recurrent vaginal discharge. The patient was diagnosed with Bartholin’s abscess with BV coinfection that was successfully treated with a modified word catheter and combination of antibiotics that showed no recurrence. CONCLUSION: Combination of modified word catheter and antibiotics can be a simple yet effective way in treating Bartholin’s abscess.

scholarly journals KAP study regarding contraceptive use among married women in Hayatabad, Peshawar

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 03-06
Author(s):  
Bibi Aliya ◽  
Aymen Imtiaz ◽  
Bakhtawar Hasnain ◽  
Seema Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate ◽  
Contraceptive Agents ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Contraceptive Prevalence ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Population growth has great impact on economic development of a country. Despite population growth contraceptive prevalence rate in Pakistan is 35.4%. There is need to increase knowledge and awareness regarding contraception among people of Pakistan. Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding contraceptive use among married women of Hayatabad, Peshawar, as well as the reasons for not adopting contraception. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, from March to May 2019 on married women attending the Gynecology Outpatients, who were willing to provide data. Participants were interviewed through a structured questionnaire containing demographics, and relevant sections on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of contraceptive use; a section on reasons for not using contraceptives was also included. SPSS version 24.0 and Microsoft Excel were used for descriptive data analysis. Results: A total of 200 married women were interviewed through structured questionnaires; 76.5% of them were uneducated. The most prevalent method of contraception was Oral Contraceptive Pills (23%); 31% of participants fell below the poverty line with monthly household income of PKR 20,000 or below. Majority (83.2%) of women showed positive attitude towards contraceptive use. Conclusion: There is a need to create awareness about the use of contraceptive methods as this awareness is crucial to improve contraceptive prevalence rate of Pakistan. Keywords: Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Prevalence; Family Planning Services.  

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Contraception among Pregnant Women in Ende District, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi I Santoso ◽  
Raymond Surya
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

ABSTRACT Introduction Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world with 255.7 million people and a rate of birth of 21 per 1,000 population. There is also a high rate of unmet need and total fertility rate (TFR), which can potentially lead to unwanted pregnancies, consequently increasing the maternal mortality rate (MMR). Thus, family planning program through postpartum contraceptive use is one of the efforts to reduce the MMR and TFR. This study is conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of contraception among pregnant women in Ende district. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out at three primary health centers in the main district of Ende from July to August 2015. A total of 305 pregnant women who completed questionnaires assessing their KAP of contraception were enrolled in this study. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0 for Windows with Pearson or Spearman correlation tests. Results In this study, 86.53% of pregnant women were aware of family planning methods, among which the best known was injection (63.97%). Most respondents obtained information from health professionals (63.30%). More than half of the respondents agreed that contraception was beneficial and would recommend it to their families. The most prevalent reason for not wanting to use contraception in the future was the desire to have a child (44.59%). The total knowledge score was correlated with attitude and practice scores (p < 0.001). Conclusion More than half of respondents knew, agreed, and would like to recommend contraception. Primary health care providers play a major role in improving women's knowledge of family planning. To support the success of family planning, the government should emphasize on family planning education. In particular, there appears to be need for counseling about family planning for pregnant women. How to cite this article Santoso BI, Surya R. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Contraception among Pregnant Women in Ende District, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2017;9(2):104-112.

scholarly journals Study of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding birth spacing and methods available for spacing in rural Haryana, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1389
Author(s):  
Bindoo Yadav ◽  
Santvana Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Birth Spacing ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Child Spacing ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Birth spacing is defined as the time interval between two births. India has average birth spacing of 22 months, i.e. little less than two years, despite wide knowledge of contraception. Objective of present study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding birth spacing and methods available for spacing in rural Haryana amongst sexually active married females of reproductive age.Methods: Cross sectional study of 500 sexually active, married females of reproductive age with at least one live issue and not meeting any exclusion criteria was carried at SGT medical college, Gurgaon during 3 months from August 2017.Results: Awareness of need for birth spacing was very high (82.6%) in females interviewed, with 70% of females being aware of birth spacing benefits as well as keen to opt for birth spacing but even higher count of females (92.6%) reporting requiring husband’s consent for birth spacing. Only 40% females were practising birth spacing with 14.6% of females reporting in-law’s opposition as reason for not practising birth spacing.Conclusions: Education is a major factor improving awareness of need as well as benefits of child spacing, with all college studied females being aware of both. Education also leads to improvement in keenness for practising child spacing as well as having lesser opposition to practise of child birthing. Females with only girl child/children were less keen to practise child spacing. Rural geographies still have health personnel as significant source imparting awareness of child spacing.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Family Planning among Married Muslim Women of Reproductive Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-242
Author(s):  
Usha Dhakal ◽  
Ram Bahadur Shrestha ◽  
Surendra Kumar Bohara ◽  
Samir Neupane
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Family Planning Methods

Background: Maternal mortality is associated with the unmet need of family planning. Family planning has been subjected as taboos in the Muslim community with low use of its methods. Gulariya Municipality is the second largest community for Muslim. This research focuses on knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among Muslim women of reproductive age.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study design was undertaken in Gulariya Municipality. Married Muslim women of reproductive age group from 164 households were interviewed using systematic random sampling. Key informant interview was also applied.Results: The percentage of women who have knowledge on family planning methods was found 94.5%. On the means of contraception, most of the women (73.2%) knew about Depo. The attitude of the respondents was seen positive. A total of 79.3% of women were found to have practiced temporary means of family planning while none of the women surveyed were found using permanent family planning methods. Association between all socio-economic and demographic factors with knowledge of family planning methods were found insignificant at 0.05 level of significance. However, association between wealth rank and practices on family planning shows statistically significant association. Conclusions: Majority of women have knowledge on family planning, but still lack knowledge on few method like condom. Most of them found practicing family planning, despite the practice was not seen being done regularly. Language barrier seems to be influencing knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning. The research warrants newer strategies to be developed and employed to deal with the multi-disciplinary prospective of family planning among Muslim women.Keywords: Family planning; knowledge, attitude and practice; muslim women

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