Women's knowledge, preferences, and practices of modern contraceptive methods in Woreta, Ethiopia

Weldegerima, Berhanemeskel; Denekew, Alem

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2007.10.001

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“…3,4 Use of contraceptives can prevent at least 25% of all maternal deaths by preventing unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions and protection against HIV and STDs. 5 A lack of knowledge of contraceptive methods or a source of supply, cost and poor accessibility are the barriers that exist in developing countries.…”

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Awareness, attitude and practice of family planning methods in a tertiary care hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India

Jahan

Verma

Gupta

et al. 2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Original Research ArticleAwareness, attitude and practice of family planning methods in a tertiary care hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India Uruj Jahan, Kavita Verma*, Shruti Gupta, Renu Gupta, Simmi Mahour, Neha Kirti, Poonam Verma INTRODUCTIONIncreasing population growth is a worldwide problem today and our country with a growth rate of 16 million each year is the second most populous in the world. Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACTBackground: Family planning services have the potential to improve the quality of the lives of people and their economic welfare. The objective of the study was to assess the level of awareness, attitude, and current practice of different family planning methods and to elicit reasons for couples not using any method. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was done among 1050 married women of reproductive age . Results: Most of the women were between 21-34 years of age (60.1%) and had primary level of education (40%).It was observed that with increase in level of education, awareness also increased (77.7%). The most common source of information was mass media (53.2%). Contraceptive prevalence rate was 62.9%, higher than the national data as 28.5%. Most of them (93.1%) were aware of atleast one family planning method. The most commonly known were OCPs (74.8%), condom (68.8%) and IUCD (56.6%). Awareness about female sterilisation (36.4%) was more than male sterilisation (25.3%). 62.9% had used atleast one contraceptive method, three prevailing methods used were condom (65.1%), OCPs (31.8%) and IUCD (9.09%). Reasons precluding women from practicing contraception were desire to have a child (60.5%), lack of knowledge (42.4%), and unbearable side effects (25.5%). Majority (92.4%) thought that contraceptive use was beneficial but only (27.2%) expressed the willingness to start practicing contraception if they received more information about the subject. Conclusions: Majority of women had optimal knowledge and favourable attitude, still there is need to educate and motivate couples to improve family planning services.

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Awareness, attitude and practice of family planning methods in a tertiary care hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India

Jahan

Verma

Gupta

et al. 2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…The unmet need is high among married women aged 15-19 years (25% for spacing and 2% for limiting) and among those aged 20-24 years (15% for spacing and over 6% for limiting). [3][4][5] The present work was aimed to study of knowledge and awareness regarding contraception, study of contraceptive practices and study of socio-demographic parameters…”

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A study on contraceptive knowledge, attitudes and practices among women in the reproductive age group

Shukla

Fonseca

Deshmukh

2017

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Background: India, with one of the world’s fastest growing populations, is a nation very much in need of contraceptive counselling. To assess the knowledge and attitude regarding family planning methods and contraceptive practices among women of reproductive age group.Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in which 547 women in the reproductive age group i.e., 15-45 years, attending a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai were interviewed with predesigned validated questionnaire. A total of 547 women were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire from January 2016 to December 2016. The proforma included details such as socio-demographic features, questions related to knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding contraceptive use.Results: Out of 547 women interviewed, 498 (i.e. 91%) had displayed an awareness of family planning methods (permanent/temporary). Out of these 498 women, about 78% had procured the information from family and friends. 13% got their information through mass media. Only 9% of women had been counselled in detail by health personnel about the various contraceptive options available. Out of 547 women interviewed, 342 (62.5%) were using contraception. More than a third of these women (26.8%), resort to barrier contraception as a contraceptive method of choice for spacing and to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Only 17% women used OC Pills as a contraceptive method though 66% women knew about them. Though 59.4% of the women knew about IUCDs only 3.5% were actually using IUCD. Most of the women were in the younger age group of 21-30years (62%) and already had one or two children.Conclusions: Ignorance regarding use and side effects various contraceptive methods is the reason for inadequate practice of family planning methods. There should be emphasis on focused awareness programs, based on bridging the knowledge gaps among the women in reproductive age group.

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“…Another study among young people in Uganda, explored misconceptions and fears related to contraceptives, gender power relations, socio-cultural expectations and contradictions, short term planning, and health service barriers were the main obstacles to the use of contraceptives (Nalwadda, et al, 2010). A study in Ethiopia showed that, disturbance of the menstrual cycle is one of the most common reasons for discontinuation of hormonal methods of contraception (Weldegerima & Denekew, 2008).…”

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Barriers to Modern Contraceptive Practices among Selected Married Women in a Public University in Malaysia

Najafi¹,

Rahman²,

Juni³

2011

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In Malaysia, only 30% of the married women use modern contraceptive methods. Low usage of contraceptive methods, results in high rates of unwanted pregnancies and its consequence which includes; psychological problems physical health and unsafe abortion. The main purpose of this study is to understand the barriers of modern contraceptive practices among women in University Putra Malaysia. This study was carried out through two main research questions: 1.What is the women's perceptions of modern contraceptive methods? 2. Why women do not use modern contraceptive methods? A qualitative research method was used for exploring misconceptions and barriers to contraceptive use among married female staff in University Putra Malaysia (UPM). The data was collected using the non probability, purposive sampling method, from 6 women by face to face interviews, which was also audio-recorded. The records were then transcribed verbatim and analyzed consecutively. This study finding showed there were personal, cultural, and health system barriers to modern contraceptive use. The women have been surrounded by fears, and misconceptions which serve as obstacles to initiation and continuation of contraceptive use. Strong socio-cultural norms and health services barriers including negative response of service providers, and low male family planning activities influence contraceptive use negatively. This study suggests that the promotion of modern contraceptive methods should be considered in women and men educational programs. Further studies should examine health providers' views and quality of family planning services.

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Women's knowledge, preferences, and practices of modern contraceptive methods in Woreta, Ethiopia

Cited by 44 publications

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Awareness, attitude and practice of family planning methods in a tertiary care hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India

Awareness, attitude and practice of family planning methods in a tertiary care hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India

A study on contraceptive knowledge, attitudes and practices among women in the reproductive age group

Barriers to Modern Contraceptive Practices among Selected Married Women in a Public University in Malaysia

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