Factors associated with the knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception in rural southern Nigeria

Omo‐Aghoja, Lawrence; Omo-Aghoja, V W; Aghoja, C O; Okonofua, Friday; Aghedo, O; Umueri, C; Otayohwo, R; Feyi-Waboso, P; Onowhakpor, EA; Inikori, K A

doi:10.4314/gmj.v43i3.55326

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“…Other studies by Jabbar FAet al and Khawaja et al, have also noticed similar findings in which multimedia and family planning workers were the main sources of knowledge regarding contraception in the community 4,13 . In contrast to our findings, other studies reported relatives and friends being the major source of information 14,15 . Overall, the media seems to play a major role in providing information regarding contraception and could do more by spreading practical information.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraceptives among Saudi Women in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

Mubashar¹,

Almushait²,

Sukit³

et al. 2016

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Abstract:Objective: The study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude towards, and practice of contraception and the factors that could affect its use among Saudi women in Aseer region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional and hospital-based study was conducted in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, during one year (January, 2014 -December, 2014. Five-hundred women of reproductive age (18-45 year) were interviewed regarding their knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception. The inquiries were recorded by a predesigned questionnaire. Questions on methods of contraception known and source of knowledge and their practices were recorded. Results: The mean ± SD of age was 32.7 + 7.2 years. (99.2%) of women heard and had knowledge of contraception, while (0.8%) said they did not know anything about contraception. (377 subjects, 75.4%) used contraception, while 123 subjects (24.6%) did not. Oral pill method of contraception was the most popular method known and practiced (87.0%, 32.2% respectively). The media seemed to be the major source of information (40.8%). In response to the reason for non-use, the majority said they wanted more children (10.2%). The major reason for the use of contraception was to limit family size (32.0%). The majority (79.6%) of women had good attitude towards contraception. Conclusion: The present study concludes that a significant proportion of respondents have good knowledge about contraception. But practice of contraception and compliance is low. Desire of more children is one of the major factors among reasons of the non-use of contraception.

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraceptives among Saudi Women in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

Mubashar¹,

Almushait²,

Sukit³

et al. 2016

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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“…high awareness but low utilization of contraceptives, making this situation a serious challenge in developing countries. 7,8 In present study emergency contraception (3%) was the least used contraceptive methods which is similar to the study by Tizta et al 5 This fact emphasizes that there need to be effective strategies to disseminate information regarding various methods of contraception. 9.37% of the women who have studied upto high school had not taken any contraception compared to study Gaikwad S et al where in from the group of studied women 38.23% did not use any contraceptive methods.…”

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Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception in rural India: a necessary step in achieving population control

Nayak¹,

Ramakrishnan²,

Venkateswar³

et al. 2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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INTRODUCTIONIndia's projected population will be 1.53 Billion by the year 2050.1 Every fifth birth in the world is an Indian, and 50% percent of the Indian population are of reproductive age. 2 This kind of population explosion will only result in the depletion of natural resources which is already scarce. Hence adoption of contraception becomes imperative.Family planning is not mere birth control, but it encompasses the services, policies, information, attitudes, practices, and commodities, including contraceptives, that give women, men, couples, and adolescents the ability to avoid unintended pregnancy and choose whether and/or when to have a child.3 WHO has defined Family Planning as a way of thinking and living that is adopted voluntarily upon the basis of knowledge, attitudes and responsible decisions by individuals and couples in order to promote the health and welfare of the family and thus contribute effectively to the social development of a country. 4 A good family planning program thus not only helps in improving the economic condition of the nation as a whole but also in enhancing the health of the women and children at the family level. Hence there is a great need to address this key problem by knowing the level of awareness of the women regarding contraception. The present study was done to study the knowledge, attitude and practice of rural women towards family planning. METHODSThis is a community based cross sectional study in the rural field practice area of Ramaiah medical college at Kaiwara village, in the Chintamani taluk of Chickaballapur district of Karnataka, India. The study ABSTRACT Background: India's projected population will be 1.53 Billion by the year 2050. Every fifth birth in the world is an Indian, and 50% percent of the Indian population are of reproductive age. Objective of present work was to study the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among rural women. Methods: 100 rural women in the study were evaluated with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire for the knowledge regarding contraception. Results: Though all women were aware of at least one contraceptive method, 11% never used contraception. The most commonly used contraceptive was condom 59%, followed by 41% CU-T, 27% tubectomy, 18% pills, 10% injectable and 3% emergency contraception. Conclusions: Though knowledge about at least one contraceptive method existed, there is a strong need for motivational strategies to make people accept the methods. Furthermore, there needs to be more educational programs to increase awareness about the existence of various family planning methods.

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“…They believe that those who use modern family planning methods are interfering with nature and they may be punished with infertility on re-incarnation. Same has been reported by Lawrence in 2009 from Nigeria 21 .…”

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confidence: 57%

Contraceptive Practice Among the Married Women of Reproductive Age in the Garments Factory

Rahman¹,

Rahman²,

Zaman

2013

KYAMC j.

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Factors associated with the knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception in rural southern Nigeria

Cited by 49 publications

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraceptives among Saudi Women in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraceptives among Saudi Women in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception in rural India: a necessary step in achieving population control

Contraceptive Practice Among the Married Women of Reproductive Age in the Garments Factory

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