Abstract
Background. The Yemeni government is focusing more attention on the needs of youth to ensure a healthy transition to adulthood. This is critical because adolescent population (ages 15–24) of 3.35 million will double in just 20 years. Young adults often lack basic knowledge about reproductive health and family planning. Objectives. To determine reproductive health and family planning knowledge and attitude among young adults aged 15 to 25+ years. Method. Sample study was taken from Marie Stopes International in Yemen which was conducted from March to July 2013 on the reproductive health age 15–49 years. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were employed. Results. Majority had heard about reproductive health and family planning and encouraged its methods. Television, relatives, and radio were major sources of information. Adults with higher education tend to have more awareness about health services. Knowledge about health services and family planning methods among older adults was significant, and adults in Belqees Club were more likely to have high empowerment scores for family planning methods. Conclusion. The level of knowledge about health services for reproductive health and family planning and its methods was low to moderate. The introduction of contraceptives remains a challenge in Yemen because the educational reproductive health is weak in Yemeni schools or health institutes or universities. Information about reproductive health and family planning should be provided to adolescents through medical schools curricula.
Highlights
Planning (FP) is critical for health of women and their families, and it can accelerate a country’s progress toward reducing poverty and achieving development goals
The YFHS 2003 reported that 23% of married women aged 15–49 have ever used Family planning (FP) method, which increased into 34% in YNHDS 2013 [6]
The mean score of knowledge about health services (HS) for reproductive health (RH) and FP is very low (2.20 out of a maximum of 8). This finding agreed with the study in Tehran (Iran) [13], whereas, in Ethiopia, it was moderate [14]
Summary
Planning (FP) is critical for health of women and their families, and it can accelerate a country’s progress toward reducing poverty and achieving development goals. The Yemeni government is focusing more attention on the needs of youth to ensure a healthy transition to adulthood This is critical because adolescent population (ages 15–24) of 3.35 million will double in just 20 years. Young adults often lack basic knowledge about reproductive health and family planning. To determine reproductive health and family planning knowledge and attitude among young adults aged 15 to 25+ years. Majority had heard about reproductive health and family planning and encouraged its methods. The level of knowledge about health services for reproductive health and family planning and its methods was low to moderate. Information about reproductive health and family planning should be provided to adolescents through medical schools curricula
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