An exploratory study on knowledge and practice regarding family planning and immunization among women attending MCH clinic

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Globally, an estimated 300,000 maternal deaths occur annually owing to causes associated with pregnancy, of which nearly 75% were preventable. Each year, modern contraceptives help women prevent 215,000 pregnancy-related deaths (including 66,000 from unsafe abortions), 2.7 million infant deaths and the loss of 60 million years of healthy life. Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective health interventions available, saving millions of children from illness, disability and death each year. The burden of infectious diseases has been reduced primary due to immunization.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study regarding knowledge and practice of family planning and immunization was conducted in a Maternal and Child health (MCH) clinic of Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara. The sample consists of 100 married women of reproductive age group (15-49) years having under five children coming to the clinic using purposive sampling technique. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Knowledge regarding family planning methods were oral contraceptive pills/depot/implant (84%) followed by intrauterine contraceptive device (77%), condom (65%), natural methods (80%), permanent method (92%). Condom was most commonly used among temporary methods. More than 4/5<sup>th</sup> of the respondents were aware about vaccines as per schedule of Nepal. But 5% of the respondents had neither given any vaccine to their baby and nor taken any dose of tetanus toxoid vaccine during their previous pregnancy.</p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Still 14% of the respondents were not aware about any methods of family planning and 19% does not know about the vaccines as per schedule of Nepal. So there is a need to increase awareness about the different types of family planning methods and immunization.

Association of childhood vaccination with family planning, healthcare access, and women education: analysis of Nepal, Senegal and Zambia

“…Integrated efforts could potentially improve vaccine coverage by utilizing other healthcare services to provide mother with vaccination education, and vice-versa, where vaccination efforts can be used to educate mothers on other health services. For example, a study at a hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, identified that 14% of mothers (of children under 5 years old) that visited their facilities in 2015 were not aware of any family planning methods, and 19% were not familiar with the government's childhood immunization schedule; a good example of how healthcare accessibility can be paired with mother health education to synergize with vaccine adoption and other health outcomes [35]. In Senegal, a study identified a strong and positive correlation between mother's general education level and uptake of several vaccines [36].…”

Knowledge and Prevalence of Family Planning Measures among Community People of Chisapani, Banke

“…64%. Less than half of the respondents (44%) had already done vasectomy as permanent methods of 7 FP . While a study by Atuahene et al revealed most (88.2%)used injectable, only 6.1% and 0.9% used Implants and 8…”

<p>Utilization of Family Planning Methods and Associated Factors Among Reproductive-Age Women with Disability in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia</p>

“…The service includes contraceptive, sexual and reproductive disease treatment, basic infertility care, pregnancy testing, and pelvic examinations. 5 Due to myth assumptions, PWDs are not sexually active neglected for FP service. Nevertheless, they have greater needs for SRH education and care than persons without disabilities due to their increased vulnerability to abuse.…”