A study of assessment of contraceptives underutilization among women attending antenatal Clinic at KIU-TH, Bushenyi District

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2014-11
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Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences
Abstract
This was a cross sectional descriptive study carried out to determine the factors leading to underutilization of modern contraceptive among women attending antenatal clinic in Kampala International University Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH) located in Bushenyi district in South-Western Uganda. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the knowledge of mothers in childbearing age on contraceptive use, to determine the attitude of mothers in childbearing age towards contraceptive use, to assess mothers’ accessibility to modern contraceptive services and to identify any social cultural factors linked with use of modern contraceptives in the study area. Convenience sampling method was used in which participants (mothers) were given questionnaires to fill as they arrive at the clinic until a total sample size of 100 is attained. The respondents were mothers of child bearing age (15-49 years) with a mean of 25years. This implies that mothers in this community are still young and capable of having more children hence a need for education on family planning in a bit to enable them avoid unwanted/too frequent pregnancies. The study revealed under utilization of contraceptive, because of the ninety eight respondents that had heard about contraceptive, slightly more than half, 50(51.1%) had never used a family planning method while, 48(48.9%) had ever and only 32(32.6%) were currently using contraceptives. The study revealed under utilization of contraceptive, because of the ninety eight respondents that had heard about contraceptive, slightly more than half, 50(51.1%) had never used a family planning method while, 48(48.9%) had ever and only 32(32.6%) were currently using contraceptives
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry of in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery of Kampala International University
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Contraceptives underutilization among women, Family planning, Antenatal, Kampala International University Teaching Hospital
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