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Abstract
Introduction: Family planning is a mutual commitment, it is meant that the men’s participation in family planning should not be limited to the usage of condoms, but it is meant to allow their wives to use contraceptive methods too. Awareness regarding birth spacing is low in underdeveloped countries. Unwanted pregnancy and birth rates remain high. The actual need is to enhance contraceptive practice in our region.
Aims and Objectives:
- To measure the Usage and the Attitude of females regarding family planning and contraceptive methods
Material and Methods: An Interview based Cross-Sectional Analytical Study and Systemic Review was conducted in Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, and District Headquarters Hospital from March 2022 to May 2022. The consecutive Sampling technique was used. A self-structured questionnaire was used. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS v22.
Results: A total of 162 people were interviewed. Out of the total population, the majority 48.1% (n=78/162) responded that they will try to obtain a family planning method even if they have to wait in long lines. 36.4% responded in the negative and 15.4% responded with “Maybe”. The majority 72.8% (n=118/162) responded that they will discuss family planning methods with their husband also responded (73.5%, n=119/162) that they will not use a family planning method if they have not discussed it with their husbands.
Discussion and Conclusion: According to our study, the majority of females deemed their decision about having a baby either important or very important (n=80/162). But still, the most important determinant for a female to have a baby or not was their male counterpart’s desire with 77.2% of respondents considering it the most important single factor and this observation in our study corroborates existing literature. A judicious and planned use of resources to disseminate the message of family planning through print and electronic media, education of masses about their sexual health, and opening of more and more family planning centers with trained staff and better facilities could all be beneficial to maternal health, child health, and population exploding issues of third world countries like Pakistan.
MeSH Keywords: Mothers (D009035) Family Planning, Contraceptives, Knowledge