Women’s knowledge, practices and attitude regarding family planning

Abstract

Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess women's knowledge, practices and attitude regarding family planning. Setting: The study was conducted at Benha Medical Center for Maternal and Child Health. Design: Descriptive study design. Sampling: A purposive sample included 400 women were recruited in the current study. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data, an interviewing questionnaire to collect data related to women's knowledge and practices regarding family planning and Modified Likert scale was used to assess women's attitude regarding family planning. Results: The present study revealed that, the majority of studied women had inadequate knowledge regarding family planning, while the majority of them had positive attitude regarding family planning. More than half of studied women had satisfactory level of practices regarding current using method of family planning. Conclusion: There was a highly positive correlation between studied women's knowledge and their practices of family planning(p<0.001**). There was a significant negative correlation between studied women's knowledge and their attitude regarding family planning(p=0.05*). Recommendations: Periodic educational program for women to increase their knowledge and to improve their practices. Counseling women about the importance of periodic follow up.