Xu Jun. Factors related to perception of birth control among married women in Huainin Anhui province China. Master's Degree(Primary Health Care Management). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2008.
Factors related to perception of birth control among married women in Huainin Anhui province China
Abstract:
This cross sectional descriptive study aimed to identify factors related to
perceptions of birth control among married women in HuaiNin AnHui province,
China. 255 women were selected randomly and interviewed by structured
questionnaire. Statistical descriptive analysis was used and tested by Chi square
and Fisher Exact tests.
The women’s ages ranged from 15-49 years. Most had only secondary
education, or less and an average income of less than RMB 2400 per mouth.
Nearly 60 percent of them had no job, an average, they had 2.04 children, boys
more than girls.
58.82 percent of women had good knowledge and 41.18 percent had poor
knowledge of birth control.32.94 percent of women had a positive attitude and
67.06 percent of them had negative attitude about traditional beliefs about birth
control. 14.12percent of women had high perception, 60.78 percent and 25.10
percent of them had moderate and low perception of birth control. There was
significant association between the perception of birth control and age(p=0.001),
gender of living children(p=0.000),women’s knowledge levels(p=0.000), and
women’s attitude level(p=0.000). Though, no other factors were found a
significantly association with perception of birth control.
This study indicated that motivation, counseling, effective communication
and appropriate strategy is essential for improving birth control acceptance in rural
areas.