Knowledge, attitudes, practices on family planning among induced abortion users in an urban setting

Abstract

The main objectives of the study were to investigate the current knowledge, attitude towards family planning and practice on family planning and induced abortion among women who are currently undergoing induced abortion, factors associated with knowledge about contrceptive methods and repeated induced abortion .

The sample size, which covers the objectives of the study, was 363.

Statistical methods included descriptive analysis, univariate analysis, politomous logistic and logistic regression was used to describe characteristics of induced abortion users and to estimate the association between potential risk factors and knowledge of contrceptive methods and repeated induced abortion.

Knowledge on contraceptive method, use and ever use among induced abortion users were relatively high ( 90 percent, 58 percent, and 87 percent respectively). Sixty eight percent knew at least one modern method. 55 percent of the induced abortion users were repeaters indicating that this practice was common. Repeat aborters also had good knowledge on contraceptive methods and were mostly older, married and well educated.

The main reason repeating are incorrect use and lack of availability of effective and releasable contrceptive methods. Among contrceptive methods users 42 percent used only traditional contraceptive methods such as rhythm , douche and withdrawal and commonly in combinations (46 percent). If used in combination with a modern method, that method was condom (98 percent ). Induced abortion users have positive attitude to contrceptive methods and knew the negative effect of induced abortion on health.

History of previous induced abortion positively associated with higher KAP on contraceptive method. Other factors associated with knowledge on contrceptive methods were age, occupation, residency, marital status and attitude to induced abortion.