Family planning not only means birth control but also it involves all the woman decisions regarding her reproductive health, including birth control, planning a pregnancy, child spacing and protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the utilization of contraceptive methods among women living in rural areas belonging to Tanta city. The study was carried out in four rural health care units Kharseet and Kafer-Essam health care units at Tanta first sector as well as Seberbay and Shebsheer El-Hesa health units at Tanta second sector. The subjects of the study consisted of 600 women attending the above mentioned health care units. A structured interview sheet which consists of three parts was used in data collection. The first part, concerning the women socio-demographic data, part two (Menstrual and obstetrical history) and part three (women utilization of contraceptive methods). The main results of this study revealed that the most common reasons for using contraceptive methods were easy to use and had minimal side effects, the majority of studied women ever and currently have used IUD's, pills, male condom, and followed by injectable methods of family planning. The characteristics of studied participants played a major role in using contraceptive methods (IUD's); women’s level of education, duration of marriage and numbers of children were highly significant with using of IUD's. The present study concluded that the Egyptian women in rural society prefer using IUD's as contraceptive methods than the other methods. Based on the results of this study an educational program about the different types of contraceptive methods should be designed in rural areas for all women during their reproductive age.
Ahmed, M., & Shaban, R. (2016). Utilization of Contraceptive Methods Among Women Living in Rural Areas of Tanta city. Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(2), 107-123. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2016.71638
MLA
Manal Abdalla Sayed Ahmed; Rabaa El Sayed Shaban. "Utilization of Contraceptive Methods Among Women Living in Rural Areas of Tanta city", Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 11, 2, 2016, 107-123. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2016.71638
HARVARD
Ahmed, M., Shaban, R. (2016). 'Utilization of Contraceptive Methods Among Women Living in Rural Areas of Tanta city', Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(2), pp. 107-123. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2016.71638
VANCOUVER
Ahmed, M., Shaban, R. Utilization of Contraceptive Methods Among Women Living in Rural Areas of Tanta city. Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2016; 11(2): 107-123. doi: 10.21608/tsnj.2016.71638
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