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- Title
STUDY OF PREVALENCE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONG HUSBANDS TOWARDS FAMILY PLANNING IN MUKALLA, YEMEN.
- Authors
Y. K., Al-Mualm; Z., Ahmad; N., Bachok; A. S., Abingouth
- Abstract
Introduction: Only 21% of Yemeni women practice modern family planning, when the growth rate has reached 3.4% per year and total fertility rate is 4.7. Family planning services are currently available and accessible to most women in Yemen. Involving husbands in family planning programs may help enhance family planning practice among Yemeni women. The objective of this study is to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding family planning among Yemeni husbands in Mukalla, Yemen. This study will help in the understanding of family planning practice in Yemen. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 400 husbands in Mukalla, Yemen. The husbands were chosen from randomly selected households and interviewed using a prepared questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS version12.0. Results: Only 44 (11.0 %) of the Yemeni husbands and 83 (20.75 %) of the wives practice modern family planning methods. The condom was the most common method used by the husbands (88.6%) while the pill was the most common method used by the wives (54.2 %) followed closely by intrauterine devices (43.4 %). More than 90% of the husbands knew about pills, intra-uterine devices and condoms. Nearly all husbands (94.8%) have positive attitudes towards family planning and agreed that modern family planning methods are more effective than traditional methods. How ever, 304 husbands (76.1 %) felt that family planning methods should be used by the wife only. Only 46 husbands (11.5%) felt husbands should use family planning.. About 354 husbands (86.3 %) believed that the decision regarding use of family planning methods should be decided by husbands and only 13 husbands (3.3 %) felt the wife only should be the one deciding on using family planning. The remainder (10.4%) felt it should be a joint decision by both husband and wife. Conclusion: Family planning programs in Yemen should focus on Yemeni husbands to provide approval and support to their wives to be joint decision makers in use of modern family planning methods. This can be achieved through targeted family planning education and promotion programs to Yemeni husbands.
- Subjects
MUKALLA (Yemen); YEMEN (Republic); BIRTH control; HUSBANDS; INTRAUTERINE contraceptives; CONDOMS
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2007, Vol 14, p59
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article