Table 2 The respondents’ knowledge and practice of FP methods in North-shewa zone, Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Categories | |
|---|---|---|
Have you ever heard about FP methods? (n = 337) | Yes | 337(84.9) |
No | 60(15.1) | |
What was the source of information for FP? (n = 337) | Television/radio | 233(69.1) |
School teachers | 134(39.8) | |
Health professionals | 196(58.2) | |
Associations | 67(19.8) | |
Training | 116(34.6) | |
Othersa | 99(29.6) | |
What is FP (N = 337) | Yes | No |
Limiting of number of children | 174(51.5) | 163(48.5) |
The spacing of birth intervals | 288(85.5) | 44(13.2) |
Stopping births | 85(25.0) | 250(74.4) |
Do not know | 11(3.2) | |
Which type of FP methods did you know? (n = 337) | Yes | No |
Oral contraceptive pills | 212(62.8) | 125(37.2) |
Condoms | 183(54.4) | 154(45.6) |
Injectable | 252(74.8) | 85(25.2) |
Implants | 191(56.6) | 146(43.4) |
Intrauterine contraceptive devices | 131(38.9) | 206(61.1) |
Sterilization (male and female) | 92(27.4) | 245(72.6) |
Calendar method | 97(28.8) | 240(71.2) |
Periodic abstinence | 132(39.4) | 205(60.6) |
Withdrawal (coitus interruptus) | 61(18.1) | 276(81.9) |
Lactational amenorrhea method | 81(24.1) | 256(75.9) |
Mean number of methods known | 204(60.6) | |
What are the side effects of using family planning? | Yes | No |
Heavy bleeding or irregular bleeding | 121(35.9) | 216(64.1) |
Absence of menstrual cycle | 72(21.3) | 265(78.7) |
Abdominal cramp | 59(17.4) | 278(82.6) |
Do not know | 148(43.8) | 189(56.2) |
Mean score of side effects known | 106(31.52) | |
Do you currently utilize any of family planning methods? | 98(24.5) | 299(75.5) |
Overall FP knowledge level | Not knowledgeable | Knowledgeable |
182(54.0) | 155(46.0) | |