To Determine The Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Of Family Planning In Women Of Reproductive Age Group In District Mardan

Original Article

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the women in the Mardan district’s awareness and prevalence of family planning. To
ascertain the causes behind the district of Mardan’s non-use of family planning services.
STUDY DESIGN: A Descriptive- Cross-sectional study.
PLACE & DURATION OF STUDY: From July to December 2015, this study was conducted in the Mardan
Medical Complex, a teaching hospital.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: an investigation was conducted at the Mardan Medical Complex in Mardan.
After the proposal was approved, the study was conducted for a duration of six months. The sample size consisted of
103 women who were randomly chosen and interviewed after giving their permission from the Mardan Medical Complex’s gynecological outpatient department. Bar charts were created by entering and analyzing the questionnaire data
using SPSS version 20. A thorough discussion was conducted, and conclusions were reached based on these findings.
RESULTS: Since the majority of the women in my study lacked formal education, the age of each was inferred
indirectly by inquiring whether they had been married before or after menarche. Merely 2% of women were married
before menarche, whereas 98% married after menarche. Most served women (54%) had one to four children, followed
by five to seven children. 13% of women had no children, whereas 22%, 11%, and 17% had more than seven
children. Most respondents (more than 72%) lack formal education, but 28% of women have some education. Only
8% of women work, and 92% of women stay at home. Just 32% of the women were living individually, while the
majority of respondents—68%—were part of mixed families. Most women (48%), after their family, the media,
and neighbors, derived their information from health professionals such as doctors, nurses, lady health workers, and
lady health visitors.88% of respondents said they understood and were aware of family planning. More than half of
those surveyed said neither the husband’s nor the religious perspective presented any issues.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study allow us to draw the following conclusions: while 88% of women,
educated and not from rural and urban areas, know how to use family planning, there is still a significant knowledge
and attitude gap that needs to be addressed. Additionally, only 40% of women use contraceptives.
KEYWORDS: Contraception, Family planning, Contraceptive methods.