Views of Nurses and Women of Reproductive Ageregarding the Application of Informed Choice of Modern Contraceptivesin Khomas Region

Nelumbu, Petrina N.; hoebes, K

doi:10.15640/ijn.v2n1a16

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“…Hence for the majority, apart from the decisions they have taken at home, when at family planning facilities, the clients were not advised on a specific method, neither given information on different options of family planning. Thus, while the nurses demonstrated a higher rating on the responsibility of health care providers to inform the clients about different options for family planning (94%) and the clients' right to make the decision on family planning at home (88%), [15] the assertions are nonetheless theoretical claims and not the reality in practice.…”

Section: Voluntary Decision Making By the Clientsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…[1,14] However, a low use of condoms in the era of the HIV epidemic is a matter of concern and it indicates a lack of comprehensive information by nurses to the clients of family planning on the benefits of different methods of family planning. Thus, the nurses' moderate rating of the availability of all options of family planning to the clients, [15] merely indicates their availability in stock but not that the clients are informed about and use different options of family planning. Therefore, the findings from this study are suggestive that different methods of family planning should be accessible to the clients.…”

Section: Availability Of Family Planning Services and Optionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, the clients' disclosure regarding this element of an informed choice outweighs the claims by the nurse-providers that the clients are provided with key information for family planning. [15] The materials for the information, education and communication are important in supporting health education and counselling by the nurses to ensure that the clients understand the information given to them by being shown relevant pictures or reading the information for themselves. Information empowers the clients to make a better decision as compared to a client who does not have prior knowledge, thus making the provider's work easier in helping the client to choose the appropriate method of family planning.…”

Section: Access Of Individual To Appropriate Informationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Application of elements of the informed choice of modern contraceptives among reproductive aged women in the Khomas region of Namibia

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Amakali

Hofnie-Hoëbes

2015

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A gap still exists between the propositions of the policy and guidelines on the application of the elements of informed choice in family planning services and the reality in practice. This paper presents the findings of the study that was conducted to partially assess and describe the application of the elements of informed choice by the nurses in providing modern contraceptives at the health care facilities in Khomas region of Namibia. A quantitative descriptive study design was employed among the study populations of 7,401 women of reproductive age (15-49 years) who use family planning services at the four (4) urban and two (2) rural health care facilities in Khomas region. Systematic random sampling was done for the urban and rural health facilities, while a convenience sampling was employed to select a sample of 184 client participants from the total population using the computer probability of 95% and the confidence limit of 5%. The data were collected through exit interviews of the clients and analysed using EPI Info. The findings indicated a glaring lack of the provision of the information which can constitute the basis for an informed choice by the clients. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others the provision of in-service training in family planning and communication skills for nurses, development and dissemination of Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials for the clients and the availability of more family planning methods for the clients.

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Section: Voluntary Decision Making By the Clientsmentioning

confidence: 98%