Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Planning Methods among Husbands in a Village of Assiut Governorate | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 17, Volume 73, Issue 4, October 2018, Page 6489-6493 PDF (510.65 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.15115 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Zeinab F. Hamed  ; Amira F. EL-Gazzar; Farag M. Moftah
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| Department of Public Health and Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: husbands usually are the decision makers about sexual activity, and the desired number of children. They often know very little about the health benefits of planning and spacing pregnancies. Without accurate information on the benefits and various methods of family planning (FP), they resist supporting FP use because of misinformation. Aim: it was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among husbands in El-Mansheah El-Kobra village, El-Qusiya District, Assiut Governorate. Subjects and Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in El-Mansheah El-Kobra village, from January to March 2017. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from husbands with wives in reproductive age group (15-49 years). Results: more than fourth (28.5%) of studied husbands have a good knowledge about FP and 54.9% of them have positive attitude towards FP. The contraceptive prevalence among studied husbands was disappointly low (16.2%), of that low percentage of the husbands 11.9% were currently users of male method. The level of husband involvement in FP in the current study was high (71.5%). Conclusion: some (28.5%) husbands have good knowledge about FP and 60% have positive attitude towards FP. The health team is the main source of information. The current use of FP methods is low. Recommendation: the study recommended that FP physicians should provide proper counseling and support to their male clients not only females; this will increases husband involvement in FP. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Family Planning; Husbands involvement; Egypt | ||||
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