Family Planning Practice and Related Factors of Married Women in Ethiopia
Original Article
Family planning practice and related factors of married women in Ethiopia inr_805 377..382
I.S. Ko1 RN, PhD, M.A. You2 T.W. Lee1 RN, PhD, S. Kim4 H.K. Lee7 RN, PhD
RN, PhD, E.S. Kim3 RN, DNS FAAN, RN, PhD, Y.M. Kim5 Ed.D, J.J. Nam6 PhD
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1 Professor, 2 Research Professor, 3 Emeritus Professor, 4 Associate Professor, 6 Senior Researcher, 7 Assistant Professor, Nursing Policy Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 5 Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
KO I.S., YOU M.A., KIM E.S., LEE T.W., KIM S., KIM Y.M., NAM J.J., LEE H.K. (2010).Family planning practice and related factors of married women in Ethiopia. International Nursing Review 57, 377–382 Background: The family planning (FP) practice rate of Ethiopian women of reproductive age is lower than in most other sub-Saharan African countries. Aim: To examine the status of FP practice and identify intrapersonal, interpersonal and community factors associated with FP practice among married Ethiopian women in a rural area. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenient sample of 193 married women of reproductive age. A structured questionnaire, which was modified based on the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey, was used. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with FP practice at three levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal and community. Results: Almost 67% of women were currently using at least one FP method and most women obtained FP methods from the public health sector. Short-term methods such as pills and injections were most commonly used. FP practice was significantly associated with willingness to use long-term or permanent FP methods in future and spousal discussion about FP. Conclusions: Both intrapersonal and interpersonal factors were related to FP practice. Community factors, however, need to be further
Family planning practice and related factors of married women in Ethiopia inr_805 377..382
I.S. Ko1 RN, PhD, M.A. You2 T.W. Lee1 RN, PhD, S. Kim4 H.K. Lee7 RN, PhD
RN, PhD, E.S. Kim3 RN, DNS FAAN, RN, PhD, Y.M. Kim5 Ed.D, J.J. Nam6 PhD
&
1 Professor, 2 Research Professor, 3 Emeritus Professor, 4 Associate Professor, 6 Senior Researcher, 7 Assistant Professor, Nursing Policy Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 5 Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
KO I.S., YOU M.A., KIM E.S., LEE T.W., KIM S., KIM Y.M., NAM J.J., LEE H.K. (2010).Family planning practice and related factors of married women in Ethiopia. International Nursing Review 57, 377–382 Background: The family planning (FP) practice rate of Ethiopian women of reproductive age is lower than in most other sub-Saharan African countries. Aim: To examine the status of FP practice and identify intrapersonal, interpersonal and community factors associated with FP practice among married Ethiopian women in a rural area. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenient sample of 193 married women of reproductive age. A structured questionnaire, which was modified based on the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey, was used. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with FP practice at three levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal and community. Results: Almost 67% of women were currently using at least one FP method and most women obtained FP methods from the public health sector. Short-term methods such as pills and injections were most commonly used. FP practice was significantly associated with willingness to use long-term or permanent FP methods in future and spousal discussion about FP. Conclusions: Both intrapersonal and interpersonal factors were related to FP practice. Community factors, however, need to be further