A Geographic Study Of Factors Affecting An Adoption Of Family Planning Services The Case Of Soddo Zuria Woreda Snnprs Ethiopia

This community based cross-sectional study on factors determining modern contraceptivernacceptance by currently married women in age bracket (15-49) was conducted in Sodo ZuriarnWoreda in SNNPR Wolaita Zone. The method of data collection was using pre-testedrnquestionnaires administered to randomly selected women by trained interviewers at the homes ofrnrespondents. A semi-structured questionnaire was also administered to four health personnelrncurrently engaged in FP services in four government health organization and one NGO thatrnprovide FP service to the community. This was done to assess the quality of FP service in thernworeda.rnA total of 396 currently married women in ages (15-49) were interviewed. Mean ideal number ofrnchildren desired was very large (9.7); when ‘God Knows’ answers was taken as 8 children onrnaverage. It significantly varied across educational, religious; and residential background of thernrespondents. More than 80% of the study population have Knowledge to modern contraceptivesrnand above 76% also have a positive attitude to wards modern contraceptives. Among the Samplernpopulation 46.2% were using modern contraceptives at the time of the interview. From these 92%rnwere spacers, and 8% used it because they wanted no more children. A number of socioeconomicrnand geographic factors, which have been assumed to have an influence on ideal familyrnsize preference, knowledge to modern contraceptives, discussion to use modern contraceptives,rnmodern contraceptives ever and current use and future intention to use modern contraceptivesrnwere studied. Ideal family size preference significantly varied with variation in literacy level,rnreligion, and residence. Discussion to use modern contraceptives only significantly associatedrnwith literacy. That is, the literates are more likely to discuss to use modern contraceptives thanrntheir counterparts. modern contraceptives ever and current use are significantly associated with literacy, residence, and NGO-intervention.rnIn all levels of FP adoption (Knowledge to modern contraceptives, discussion to use modern contraceptives, contraceptive ever and current use, and intention to use modern contraceptives) the strongest association was observed with literacy level of the respondents

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