Biruk, Assefa (2017) Assessment of Long Acting Family Planning Utilization and Associated Factors among Married Reproductive Age Women in Silti District, Silte Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2017. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Family planning is central to gender equality and women’s empowerment and it is a key factor in reducing poverty.Long acting family planning methods provide uninterrupted protection to women for 3 to12 years and by far the most effective and very safe. It is divided into intra uterine contraceptive devices and implants; when it was removed, return to fertility is prompt. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess utilization of long acting family planning methods and associated factors among married reproductive age women in Silti District, Silte Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2017. Methods: A community based cross-sectional studysupplemented by qualitative focus group discussion was conducted by multi stage sampling technique with sample size of 528. Study subjects selected by systematic random sampling for quantitative data and purposive sampling procedure for qualitative data.The data was enteredusing EPI INFO version 3.1and analysis was done by using SPSS version 22. Coding, entry and statistical analysis were done. Strength of association was measured using odds ratio and 95% CI. Statistical significance was declared at p value <0.05. Table and charts was used to present result. Results: A bivariate analysis showed thatwomen who had a positive attituderegarding long acting family planning 2 times more likely to use long acting family planning methods as compared with those who had negative attitude (AOR=1.76, 95%CI (1.01, 3.04) and women who had shifted/switched contraceptives were 7 times more likely to use long acting family planning methods as compared with those who had no shifted/switched (AOR=7.11, 95% CI(4.12,12.25). The predominant ideas on focus group discussion werereligion and husband decision making, reason for not utilizing long acting family planning methods. Conclusion and Recommendations:Women educational status, knowledge level, attitude level and shifting or switching from one contraceptive to other were identified as significant determinants of utilization of long acting family planning methods in the study area.Advocacy at level of religious leader which help decision making.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Long acting family planning methods, Utilization, Silti Woreda |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2018 08:37 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2018 08:37 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6683 |
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