وعي النساء المتزوجات مبكرا فيما يتعلق بتنظيم الاسرة في مراكز الرعاية الصحية الاولية في الفرات الاوسط == Awareness of Early Married Women Regarding Family Planning in Primary Health Care Centers in Middle Euphrates
Author name:
رنا رزاق حميدي
Supervisor name:
وفاء عبد الكريم عباس | امين عجيل الياسري
General topic:
Medicine
Specific topic:
Nursing
Degree:
Master
University:
University of Babylon - Faculty Of Medicine
Language:
English
University location:
Babylon
First pages:
19T1715 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Background : Adolescence is the most important and sensitive period of one’s life. Early marriage of girls, close to age of menarche, is a widespread practice in Arab countries. Knowledge on the cumulative effect of early maternal marriage on maternal and infant health during the childbearing period is insufficient. Understanding why people do not use family planning is critical to address unmet needs and to increase awareness about contraceptive use .( WHO, 2017)Methods : A descriptive design was conducted throughout the present study. The study was conducted in the primary health care centers in Middle Euphrate ( Babylon , Al Najaf , Karbala And Al Dewanya Province ). The sample of the study is non probability ( purposive sample ) which consist of (200) women attended the selected primary health care centers located at middle Euphrate for the age group ( 10 - 19 ) years . the questionnaire is used as a means of data collection.Results : The mean of current age of study sample was (18.98 ). The mean age at marriage was ( 15.37) . The high percent of study sample (58.0%) with current residency (urban).With regard to reproductive health awareness, the high percent of study sample (62% ) was aware of the legal age of marriage. High percent of the sample (75 %) showed a low level of awareness about the physical health needs of adolescents. With regard to family planning awareness, (64.5% ) of the study sample showed a lack of awareness about the term of family planning. While (71%) of the study sample confirmed that the source of knowledge about family planning methods is mother. (56% ) of the study sample reported that they had not used any contraceptive method before. With regard to perception of the use of contraception, the high percent of study sample ( 51% ) showed a moderate level of perception.Conclusion & Recommendation : With regard to reproductive health awareness, the highest percentage of the sample showed a high level of awareness in compared with the mean score. With regard to family planning awareness, the highest percentage of study sample had a moderate level of awareness as compared to mean score. With regard to perception of the use of contraception, the high percent of study sample showed a moderate level of perception. This study recommended to work with many institutions to increase awareness of adolescent women in regard with education and services.
