Utilization of Postpartum Family Planning Services between Six and Twelve Months of Delivery at Ntchisi District Hospital, Malawi
Utilization of Postpartum Family Planning Services between Six and Twelve Months of Delivery at Ntchisi District Hospital, Malawi作者机构：Kamuzu College of Nursing University of Malawi Lilongwe Malawi Ntchisi District Hospital Ntchisi Malawi
出 版 物：《Health》 (健康（英文）)
年 卷 期：2014年第6卷第14期
页 面：1724-1737页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Postpartum Family Planning Contraception Social Networks Beliefs Past Behaviour and Habits Lactation Amenorrhoea Postpartum Sexual Activity
摘 要：This study examined factors that determine utilization of postpartum family planning services at Ntchisi District Hospital in Malawi. The study design was descriptive and utilized quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. A random sample of 383 postpartum women was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 16.0. Chi-square tests were used to establish relationships between utilization of Post Partum Family Planning services and demographic variables. Knowledge about family planning services was almost universal at 94.3% among the women. About 75% of the women were using the contraceptives within the first year after delivery however they started taking the contraceptives after they had already resumed sex. There was a significant association (P 0.05) between utilization of post partum family planning services and the following: clarity of family planning information given, level of education, period for resuming sex, husband’s approval of family planning method, counselling on fertility intention, duration of lactation amenorrhoea, maternal age and parity. There is therefore a need to promote these factors to increase uptake of postpartum services.
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