Tizta Tilahun Degfie|Gily Coene|Stanley Luchters|Wondwosen Kassahun|Els Leye|Marleen Temmerman|Olivier Degomme
Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Married Couples in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
Jimma University|Ghent University Hospital|Burnet Institute|Monash University|Jimma University|Ghent University Hospital|Ghent University Hospital|Ghent University Hospital
background understanding people use family planning critical address unmet needs increase contraceptive use according ethiopian demographic health survey 2011 women men knowledge family planning methods 29 married women using contraceptives 20 women unmet need family planning examined knowledge attitudes contraceptive practice well factors related contraceptive use jimma zone ethiopia methods data collected march may 2010 among 854 married couples using multistage sampling design quantitative data based semistructured questionnaires triangulated qualitative data collected focus group discussions compared proportions performed logistic regression analysis result concept family planning well known studied population sexstratified analysis showed pills injectables commonly known sexes longterm contraceptive methods better known women traditional methods well emergency contraception men formal education important factor associated better knowledge contraceptive methods aor 207 p0001 particular among women aorwomen 277 vs aormen 149 p0001 general 4 811 men ever used contraception 64 43 females ever used currently using contraception respectively conclusion high knowledge contraceptives match high contraceptive practice study area study demonstrates mere physical access proximity clinics family planning awareness contraceptives sufficient ensure contraceptive needs met thus projects aiming increasing contraceptive use contemplate establish better counseling contraceptive side effects method switch furthermore family planning activities wives husbands participation considered