Awareness and Practice of Family Planning Methods among Women in Jumla - A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: The family planning methods are used to help individual and couples to avoid unwanted pregnancies, regulate interval between pregnancies, and determine the number of children to be given birth. Family planning is an effective intervention for promoting maternal health, but its acceptability and utilization are obstructed by many factors.
 Objective: This study is carried out to assess the awareness and practice of family planning methods among women in Chandannath Municipality Jumla.
 Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted through face-to-face interview using structured and semi structured questionnaire among 64 women. This study was conducted after getting ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences. Data was analysed by using Statistical Package of Social Sciences version 16. Descriptive analysis (Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (chi-square) was used.
 Results: Out of 64 respondents, (51.60%) respondents had adequate awareness; (46.90%) were current family planning methods users. Level of awareness was not significantly associated with their practice of family planning methods. P=0.216.
 Conclusion: This study demonstrates that more than half of the respondents had adequate awareness and nearly half of the respondents were current users of family planning methods. There is no association between awareness and practice of family planning methods.
 Keyword: Awareness; family planning methods; practice; women.