Knowledge and practice of family planning among w reproductive age group in Awutu Senya East Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana
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September, 2019
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Abstract
The effective use of contraceptive methods in the population would help reduce
significantly unwanted pregnancy rates, maternal, perinatal and infant mortality rate,
unsafe abortion, adolescent pregnancy rate and control population growth. This can be
achieved when people have much knowledge and practice of family
planning.Investigation was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of current
family planning among women in their reproductive age in the Awutu Senya East
Municipality.
The study was community-based quantitative cross-sectional study design. A
multistage sampling method was used to select 316 women in various groups of the
municipality using cluster sampling technique. A structured administered
questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. SPSS software version 23 was
used to analyze the data collected. Univariate analysis was used to describe the
variables. Bivariate analysis using Chi-square was performed to test the associations
between independent variables and knowledge and practice. Multiple logistic
regression analysis was then carried out on the factors at the bivariate level, crude
and adjusted odds ratio were computed and statistical significance was accepted at p
< 0.05.The results show that the proportion of women with adequate knowledge on
family planning was 88.6%. The proportion that practice was 67.4%. Educational
level (AOR= 1.23; 95% CI=1.03-6.43), marrital status (AOR= 3.21; 95% CI=1.56-
3.78), number of children (AOR= 2.17; 95% CI=1.32-8.54) were the demographic
factors found to be significantly associated with family planning knowledge. Marrital
status and number of children also significantly influenced practice.There was
however a strong positive correlation between knowledge score and practice score
with correlation coefficient of 0.692. This study has revealed that the proportion of
women who currently use contraceptive is good. Knowledge level on family planning
was very high and knowledge translates into practice as a strong positive correlation
was observed between knowledeg score and practice score.
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A dissertation submitted to the Department of Public Health in the College of Allied Science, in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Master of Science
Degree in Environment and Public Health.