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Assessment of Preference and Its Determinant Factors to Ward Modern Contraceptive Methods among Women of Reproductive Age Group in Shire Indaselassie Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2011
Joint Authors
Berhe, Kalayou K.
Tsehaye, Weyzer T.
Mengistu, Daniel
Birhanu, Emebet
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Women’s preferences for various contraceptive methods attribute vary according to the type of relations and other aspects of their life.
The discrepancy between fertility preferences and contraceptive practice is regarded as an indicator of unmet demand for family planning.
Objective.
To assess modern contraceptive methods preference and its determinant factors among women of reproductive age group in Shire Indaselassie town, Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia.
Method.
A community based cross-sectional study design was employed on 367 sampled women.
Stratified sampling technique was used to select the study subjects.
Then, data was collected using structured questionnaire.
Result.
In this study, the most commonly preferred modern contraceptive method was injectable contraceptive 202 (55%), the second 61 (16.6%) was oral contraceptives, and the third 47 (12.8%) was Norplant.
Condom 31 (8.4%), IUD 14 (3.8%), female sterilization 7 (1.9%), and others were less commonly preferred methods.
Some of the reasons for preference were effectiveness of the method, reversibility, fewer side effects, convenience, long duration of use, and no need to remember daily.
Conclusion.
This study clearly described that women preferences of modern contraceptive methods increased after they had higher number of children and less desire to limit family size.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tsehaye, Weyzer T.& Mengistu, Daniel& Birhanu, Emebet& Berhe, Kalayou K.. 2013. Assessment of Preference and Its Determinant Factors to Ward Modern Contraceptive Methods among Women of Reproductive Age Group in Shire Indaselassie Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2011. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463024
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tsehaye, Weyzer T.…[et al.]. Assessment of Preference and Its Determinant Factors to Ward Modern Contraceptive Methods among Women of Reproductive Age Group in Shire Indaselassie Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2011. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463024
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tsehaye, Weyzer T.& Mengistu, Daniel& Birhanu, Emebet& Berhe, Kalayou K.. Assessment of Preference and Its Determinant Factors to Ward Modern Contraceptive Methods among Women of Reproductive Age Group in Shire Indaselassie Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2011. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463024
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463024