Abstract
Extended Post-Partum Family Planning (EPPFP) refers to the prevention of unplanned and/or closely spaced pregnancies from six (6) weeks to 12 months period after childbirth. It is revealed that 61% of women in the world do not use effective contraception within 24 months postpartum to prevent unplanned pregnancy. This study examined the influence of social demographic factors on the use of Extended Post-Partum Family Planning (EPPFP) methods among post-delivery women from four selected health care facilities in Tanzania. 255 post-delivery women aged 15-49 years who delivered a child between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2020 were subjected to a facility-based cross-section study design through convenience sampling. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20; multiple regression analyses were done to establish the relationships between social demographic factors and the use of Extended Post-Partum Family Planning (EPPFP) methods. It was found that there is a significant relationship between social demographic factors and the use of Extended Post-Partum Family Planning (EPPFP). The study recommends provision of family planning education to the community through mass and social media.
Highlights
Extended Postpartum Family Planning (EPPFP) helps women to get their children spacing need after previous pregnancy (Kaydor et al, 2018)
This study examined the influence of social demographic factors on the use of Extended Post-Partum Family Planning (EPPFP) methods among post-delivery women from four selected health care facilities in Tanzania. 255 post-delivery women aged 15−49 years who delivered a child between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2020 were subjected to a facility-based cross-section study design through convenience sampling
Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20; multiple regression analyses were done to establish the relationships between social demographic factors and the use of Extended Post-Partum Family Planning (EPPFP) methods
Summary
Extended Postpartum Family Planning (EPPFP) helps women to get their children spacing need after previous pregnancy (Kaydor et al, 2018). The noted eighty (80) million unplanned pregnancies in the world are directly associated with low utilization of EPPFP and the unmet need for EPPFP among postpartum mothers which is approximately 40%, among all world regions, whereas Sub Saharan region is more liable (Bwazi et al, 2014). This reflects partly the failure to obtain EPPFP soon after giving birth because most of women are exposed to pregnancy 7−9 months after previous birth while they do not desire to become pregnancy that soon, these women return into menses, they do not abstain from sexual intercourse and are not protected by EPPFP (Winfrey & Ross, 2001)
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