Knowledge and Practice Towards Family Planning Among Reproductive Age Women in Herat City - Afghanistan
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Objective: Family planning, general fertility rate, and total fertility rate are the first three determinants of maternal health in Afghanistan. This study assessed knowledge, practice, and predictors of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Herat city of Afghanistan.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted among 1,610 women who were selected by a convenient sampling technique. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors related to the current use of any family planning methods among participants.
Results: The mean age of participants was 30.3±6.9 years, mean age of participants at first marriage was 17.6±3.6 years. The first three information sources about contraceptives were family members (35.5%), television (26.4%), and health staff (19.9%). The most common types of contraceptives (used by the participants) were combined oral contraceptives (18.1%), male condom (17.6%), and withdrawal methods (17.5%). Logistic regression analyses showed that adolescent age increased the risk by 2,159 [95% confidence interval (CI) (1,238-3,765); p=0.007], high parity (≥4) increased the risk by 1,525 [95% CI (1,162-2,002); p=0.002], husband who was unemployed increased the risk by 1.764 [95% CI (1,221-2,549); p=0.003], and lack of knowledge about family planning methods increased the risk by 11,674 [95% CI (7,067-19,285); p<0.001], in terms of not using any family planning methods.
Conclusion: We found that the use of any family planning method was low in risk groups. It is critical for health policymakers, healthcare workers, and family members to support and educate women, especially those in the risk group, about the benefit of family planning methods for their family and society.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Family planning reproductive health contraceptive agents Afghanistan
Kaynakça
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Kaynakça
- 1. Osmani AK, Reyer JA, Osmani AR, Hamajima N. Factors influencing contraceptive use among women in Afghanistan: secondary analysis of Afghanistan Health Survey 2012. Nagoya J Med Sci 2015; 77: 551-61.
- 2. Ministry of Public Health. Islamic republic of Afghanistan (2017). National Reproductive, Maternal, Newoborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Strategy 2017-2021.
- 3. United Nation, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Contraceptive Patterns 2013. Unit Nation, New York.
- 4. Sharifi K, Nshakira N, Mohmand KA, Samsor A, Faize A M, Idrees M. National Family Planning Behavioral Study on the Use and Non-use of Contraceptives in Afghanistan 2017.
- 5. Rasooly MH, Ali MM, Brown NJ, Noormal B. Uptake and predictors of contraceptive use in Afghan women. BMC Womens Health 2015; 15: 9.
- 6. Saheem M, Stanikzai MH, Rahimy N, Fazli N, Mudasir GM, Sayam H. Factors Associated with Modern Contraceptive Use among Married Women Attending Comprehensive Health Centers (CHCs) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Int J Reprod Med 2021; 2021: 6688459.
- 7. Hossaini H, Bagi B. Reasons behind contraceptive discontinuation and switching among married women between 15 and 49 in Mahabad city. Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2013; 17: 572-81.
- 8. National Statistics and Information Authority: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (2020). Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2020- 2021. Retrieved from http://nsia.gov.af (15/01/2023).
- 9. Mubashar H, Almushait M, Sukit B, Shaamash A, Handady S, Almutawa N. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraceptives among Saudi Women in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 2016; 15: 430-4.
- 10. Mustafa R, Afreen U, Hashmi HA. Contraceptive knowledge, attitude and practice among rural women. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2008; 18: 542-5.
- 11. Kara WSK, Benedicto M, Mao J. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Contraception Methods Among Female Undergraduates in Dodoma, Tanzania. Cureus 2019; 11: e4362.
- 12. Chimah UC, Lawoyin TO, Ilika AL, Nnebue CC. Contraceptive knowledge and practice among senior secondary schools students in military barracks in Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract 2016; 19: 182-8.
- 13. Renjhen P, Kumar A, Pattanshetty S, Sagir A, Samarasinghe CM. A study on knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among college students in Sikkim, India. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2010; 11: 78-81.
- 14. Thapa P, Pokharel N, Shrestha M. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Contraception among the Married Women of Reproductive Age Group in Selected Wards of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City. Journal of Contraceptive Studies 2018; 3: 18.
- 15. Sarmad B, Akhtar S, Manzoor S. Relationship of female literacy to contraceptive use in urban slums of Khushab (Punjab). Biomedica 2007; 23: 21-3.
- 16. Pegu B, Gaur BPS, Sharma N, Singh AS. Knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception among married women. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol 2014; 3: 385-8.
- 17. Mung’ong’o SG, Mugoyela V, Kimaro B. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Contraceptive Use among Secondary School Students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010; 13: 43-9.
- 18. Semachew Kasa A, Tarekegn M, Embiale N. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards family planning among reproductive age women in a resource limited settings of Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11: 577.
- 19. Jain A, Reichenbach L, Ehsan I, Rob U. "Side effects affected my daily activities a lot": a qualitative exploration of the impact of contraceptive side effects in Bangladesh. Open Access J Contracept 2017; 8: 45-52.
- 20. Sherpa SZ, Sheilini M, Nayak A. Knowledge, attitude, practice and preferences of contraceptive methods in udupi district, karnataka. J Family Reprod Health 2013; 7: 115-20.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Halk Sağlığı (Diğer) |
| Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Mart 2023 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2023 Cilt: 24 Sayı: 1 |