Barriers affecting utilization of family planning services among rural Egyptian women

Em, Eltomy; Ne, Saboula; Aa, Hussein

doi:10.26719/2013.19.5.400

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“…From the personal domain, knowledge about family planning methods and available health services was discussed as a factor influencing women's SRH [19-21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 39, 43-45, 47-53, 68, 70, 77, 79, 80, 83, 86, 87, 89, 90]. Insufficient knowledge about contraception and lack of basic reproductive knowledge was reported as one of the main barriers to contraception use among Muslim women [20,26,29,31,39,41,46,83,90,91]. Some women are unaware of services available for them [69,74,75,78,87], particularly unmarried women [74,75,78].…”

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Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

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Background: In Islamic societies, issues related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are rarely discussed and considered sensitive subjects. This review aimed to identify any personal, religious, cultural, or structural barriers to SRH service and education among Muslim women worldwide. Methods: A search for qualitative and quantitative studies was conducted on seven electronic databases. A narrative synthesis using thematic analysis was conducted. Results: Fifty-nine studies were included from 22 countries: 19 qualitative, 38 quantitative and two mixed methods. Many Muslim women have poor SRH knowledge, and negative attitudes which influence their access to, and use of SRH services. Barriers to contraception use among Muslim women included a lack of basic reproductive knowledge, insufficient knowledge about contraception, misconceptions, and negative attitudes. Women had negative attitudes towards family planning for limiting the number of children but not for child spacing, which reflected religious views towards family planning. Religious and cultural beliefs were barriers to contraception use and access to SRH services and information. Family and the community have a significant impact on women's contraceptive use and access to SRH services. Husband and family opposition played a significant role in contraception access and use. Fear of stigmatization and being labelled as having premarital sexual relations among unmarried women acted as the main barrier to accessing contraception and seeking SRH information and services. Conclusion: The findings reveal that there are multiple levels of factors that influence Muslim women's SRH. Poor SRH knowledge and practices among Muslim women is complex matter that is affected by personal, community, cultural, religious factors and existing policies and regulations. All these factors overlap and are affected by each other. There is an urgent need for interventions addressing modifiable barriers to SRH education and services to improve knowledge, informed choice and access to services to facilitate better sexual and reproductive wellbeing for Muslim women. It is important to note that while this review aimed to report findings on Muslim women, we acknowledge that significant variations exist within every culture and religion.

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Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

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“…Eltomy et al . () conducted a study to explore the barriers affecting utilization of family planning as well as the characteristics of family planning non‐users and women who discontinue using family planning services. The study adopted a descriptive cross‐sectional research design and a multistage random selection of 8 family health centres in Menufia Governorate, Egypt was done.…”

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Barriers to Family Planning in Sudan: Results from a Survey in White Nile, Kassala and Al‐Gadarif, 2008

Ahmed¹

2013

African Development Review

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Barriers to family planning are examined in three states in Sudan; White Nile, Kassala and Al‐Gadarif. The study adopted a two‐stage cluster sampling design with calculated sample size of 520 households. Data on households' characteristics as well as the background characteristics of ever married women regarding reproductive health, their knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning, was collected. Both descriptive and analytical statistics were used to examine the factors influencing use of family planning methods. Analytical analysis showed that respondents being satisfied with family planning methods, being wealthy, husband's knowledge about contraceptives and spousal discussions on family planning issues have a positive and statistically significant effect on use of family planning methods, whereas the educational level of both the respondents and their husbands has no statistically significant effect.

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“…According to the Egyptian Ministry of Population and Health's statistics, 8 out of 10 married women wanted no additional children, there is still a sizable proportion did not use contraceptives [7].…”

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Currently Married Women with an Unmet Need for Contraception in Minia Governorate, Egypt: Profile and Determinants

Hassan¹,

Ghazawy²,

Amein³

2017

OJPM

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Background: Understanding the magnitude of unmet contraceptive need and the underlying determinants will help the programs and services to respond effectively. Aim: Identify the prevalence and determinants of unmet contraceptive need among married women in the childbearing period in Minia Governorate. Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study was done among married women of child bearing age (18 -49 years). Total 534 study participants were selected randomly and interviewed by using pretested structured questionnaire. Results: Overall level of unmet need was 12.7%. Women age > 35 years old were about three times (adjusted OR = 2.88, 95% CI: 1.13 -7.35) more likely to have unmet need for family planning compared to younger women. Women who had more children (adjusted OR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.04 -1.67), more female offspring (adjusted OR = 1.37, 95% CI: 1.09 -1.65), and women whose partner had non-supportive attitude towards family planning (adjusted OR = 2.96, 95% CI: 1.53 -5.72) were more likely to have unmet need. Conclusion: The prevalence of unmet need of family planning among women in Minia Governorate remains high. Therefore, family planning programs that cover the older woman's need for limiting and that focus on couples could be useful in reducing the rate of unmet need.

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Barriers affecting utilization of family planning services among rural Egyptian women

Cited by 27 publications

References 12 publications

Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

Barriers to Family Planning in Sudan: Results from a Survey in White Nile, Kassala and Al‐Gadarif, 2008

Currently Married Women with an Unmet Need for Contraception in Minia Governorate, Egypt: Profile and Determinants

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