WOMEN'S AWARENESS TOWARDS FAMILY PLANNING METHODS IN BENI SUEF CITY

Hassan, Laila Aawdin; Abd El-Ghany, Gamalat Mustafa; Al-Wehedy Ibrahim, Adel

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2022.90541.1138

WOMEN'S AWARENESS TOWARDS FAMILY PLANNING METHODS IN BENI SUEF CITY

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing,Beni Suef University

² Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

10.21608/pssjn.2022.90541.1138

Abstract

Background: Many of the Sustainable Development Goals may be achieved with the help of family planning. So, governments and partners all around the globe have made investments to enhance access to and use of family planning methods (FPM). Aim: This study aimed to assess women's awareness of family planning methods and their satisfaction related to the utilized methods in Beni Suef City. Subjects and method:design: A descriptive study was used to accomplish this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Beni Suef; East Nile medical center, Ghamrawi, and the Green Salon for Maternal and Child Health Centers. Subjects: A purposive random sample of a total of 114 women's. Tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire was developed by the researchers in the Arabic languageconsists of five parts;Part I. Concerned with the demographic data, Part II. Women's menstrual, gynecological, and obstetric history, Part III. Women's knowledge about different family planning methods, Part IV. Women's usage of contraception methods, and Part V. Women's satisfaction by usage of contraception methods. Results: Out of 114 participants, 28.1%, 31.6%, and 40.3% had poor, fair, and good total knowledge score about family planning methods, respectively. Their total average satisfaction percent score was 66.37 ± 21.33. Conclusions: The main preferable contraceptive method prefer was IUDs. Study participant’s age, age of marriage, level of education, and employment were significantly associated with their contraceptive knowledge. Recommendations: The study recommended increase awareness of newly married couples about family planning is recommended to raise health awareness of family planning methods.

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Community Health Nursing

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