The reasons why women in Ndola Urban are not using Emergency Contraceptives
type: CreativeWork
description: The ability to determine when or even whether to have children is an extraordinarily important human right that benefits not only the individual woman, who is able to control her fertility, but also others. Family planning helps women protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies. Food and other resources are available in greater amounts for the family members when children are spaced and when the total family size is small. Teenage pregnancy rates are reduced. The government is committed to an active Family Planning policy and has taken measures to make available a broader range of contraceptive methods. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine factors associated with contraceptive use, to determine the cause of nonuse of emergency Contraceptives (EC), to determine the possible barriers which may be contributing to non use of EC and to determine needs for awareness campaigns among women of child bearing age (15-49) years. Design: Cross- sectional study Setting: Copperbelt Province Ndola urban Subjects: Women of childbearing age of 17-49 years (383) and health providers from government health centers (217). Main outcome measures: Reasons why women of child bearing age in Ndola urban are not using EC.Result: The key findings of the study included the following: Majority of clients 283 (73.9%) had adequate knowledge of common contraceptive methods used. While 103 (47.5%) of health providers had moderate knowledge. A total of 262 (68.4%) clients were on contraceptives of whom 131 (50.0%) were on contraceptive pills. There were no significant associations observed between education and contraceptive use. However, users of contraceptives tended to be married, older than 20 years and with children. There was no association between contraceptive use and religion. The study also revealed that the majority of clients 368 (96%) were ignorant about EC and 167(77.0 %) health providers had inadequate knowledge about EC. The majority of clients 368(96 %) and 157 (…
abstract: The ability to determine when or even whether to have children is an extraordinarily important human right that benefits not only the individual woman, who is able to control her fertility, but also others. Family planning helps women protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies. Food and other resources are available in greater amounts for the family members when children are spaced and when the total family size is small. Teenage pregnancy rates are reduced. The government is committed to an active Family Planning policy and has taken measures to make available a broader range of contraceptive methods. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine factors associated with contraceptive use, to determine the cause of nonuse of emergency Contraceptives (EC), to determine the possible barriers which may be contributing to non use of EC and to determine needs for awareness campaigns among women of child bearing age (15-49) years. Design: Cross- sectional study Setting: Copperbelt Province Ndola urban Subjects: Women of childbearing age of 17-49 years (383) and health providers from government health centers (217). Main outcome measures: Reasons why women of child bearing age in Ndola urban are not using EC.Result: The key findings of the study included the following: Majority of clients 283 (73.9%) had adequate knowledge of common contraceptive methods used. While 103 (47.5%) of health providers had moderate knowledge. A total of 262 (68.4%) clients were on contraceptives of whom 131 (50.0%) were on contraceptive pills. There were no significant associations observed between education and contraceptive use. However, users of contraceptives tended to be married, older than 20 years and with children. There was no association between contraceptive use and religion. The study also revealed that the majority of clients 368 (96%) were ignorant about EC and 167(77.0 %) health providers had inadequate knowledge about EC. The majority of clients 368(96 %) and 157 (…
author: Mijere, Jenipher Mulenga Changala
language: en
keywords: Contraceptives, Birth control, Contraceptives,Post Coital -- Ndola
date published: 2012-08-08
date modified: 2026-07-27T22:06:24Z
provider: University of Zambia
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Zambia