ASSESSMENT OF FAMILY PLANNING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AMONG MARRIED COUPLES | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 15, Volume 7, Issue 2, July 2020, Page 214-226 PDF (520.73 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2020.179779 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Seham Ali1; Samia Hassan2; Amina El- Nemer2 | ||||
| 1New International Mansoura Hospital.Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Family planning affect reproductive health of the mother, through having adequate birth spacing, avoiding undesired pregnancies and abortions& improving the QoL of family. Aim: The study aimed to assess family planning knowledge and practice among married couples. Design: A cross sectional descriptive design was utilized. Setting: The study was carried out at medical family center and all obstetric private clinics in Minet Sandob village. Subjects: A purposive sample consisted of 176 married couples who met the inclusion criteria. Tool: 3tools were used 1sta structured interview questionnaire, 2nd tool family planning knowledge and 3rd tool family planning practical scale. Results: 69.9% wives had poor knowledge regarding family planning methods. While the wives higher than their husbands about total score of knowledge. 40.3% of wives, 38.1% of husbands were satisfied with health unit role in providing information about FP.76.1% of wives, 71% of husbands had information from television. 57.4% of wives used IUD. While using condom 28.4% of husband's, 55.7% of husband used natural methods. Conclusion: The study concluded that wives had more knowledge about FP more than their husbands. Main reasons for prefer to use FPM is more comfortable, long duration of work, in other side reasons rejection of using family planning methods are irregular bleeding, difficult to maintain and control. Recommendation: Increase awareness of married couples about family planning methods. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Couples; Family planning; Knowledge; Practice | ||||
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