Volume : 4, Issue : 4, APR 2018

FAMILY PLANNING AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN THE RANGELI MUNICIPALITY OF MORANG DISTRICT, NEPAL

RAM BILAKSHAN SAH, SANGITA RAI, NILAMBAR JHA, ANUP GHIMIRE

Abstract

Family planning allows couples to determine and ascertain the desired number of children as well as the spacing of their births. Short birth spacing has negative effects on mothers, children as well as the family. The Objective of this study is to find out the association between knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among married woman of Rangeli Municipality. The cross-sectional study was conducted among residents of Rangeli Municipality where 400 married women were taken as subjects. Pretested semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the study subjects and face to face interview was conducted. Chi-square test was applied to find out the association between knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among married woman of Rangeli Municipality. The married women with age group of 35-44 years (46.6%) was seen significantly good knowledge in comparison to other age groups. The study population having educational level SLC and above (50.0%) was seen significantly good knowledge in comparison to below SLC (45.2%) and illiterate (27.5%). The respondents with Hindu by religion (76.9%) was seen significantly good attitude about family planning in comparison to Muslim (62.5%). The participants whose husband having service holder as occupation (80.0%) was seen significantly good attitude about family planning than other occupations. Married women with Hindu by religion (44.2%) and having service holder as occupation (62.5%) was seen good practice about family planning but difference was not significant. We conclude that the study population who had good knowledge and attitude had significantly good practice of family planning.

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Family Planning, Married women, Rangeli Municipality, Nepal.

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