KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF FAMILY PLANNING IN EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 41 - 49, 31.10.2021

Sagal Yussuf Adam , Nimetcan Mehmet

Abstract

Objective: This review is aimed to investigate family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices in east African countries through published papers.
Methods: A review was conducted on knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning in east africa countries using published researches focusing this topic in the last 10 years.
Results: A total of 10 studies met with the inclusion criteria for review and analysis revealed that people have some knowledge about family planning and possess a positive attitude towards family planning, yet family planning practice in east africa is relatively low.
Conclusion: People have good knowledge about family planning and posses a positive attitude towards family planning yet rate of family planning practice in east africa is relatively low. Nevertheless, very limited studies were conducted to measure KAP of family planning in east african countries. Based on the published papers.

Keywords

family planning,, contraceptives, KAP

DOĞU AFRİKA ÜLKELERİNDE AİLE PLANLAMASI İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ, TUTUM VE UYGULAMARALI

Abstract

Bu derleme, yayınlanmış makaleler aracılığıyla Doğu Afrika ülkelerindeki aile planlaması ile ilgili bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Son 10 yılda bu konuya odaklanan yayınlanmış araştırmalar kullanılarak Doğu Afrika ülkelerinde aile planlaması ile ilgili bilgi, tutum ve uygulamaları üzerine bir inceleme yapılmıştır. İnceleme ve analiz için dahil edilme kriterlerini karşılayan toplam 10 çalışma, insanların aile planlaması hakkında biraz bilgi sahibi olduğunu ve aile planlamasına karşı olumlu bir tutuma sahip olduğunu, ancak doğu afrika'da aile planlaması uygulamasının nispeten düşük olduğunu ortaya koydu. İnsanlar aile planlaması konusunda iyi bilgiye sahiptir ve aile planlamasına karşı olumlu bir tutuma sahiptir ancak doğu afrika'da aile planlaması uygulama oranı nispeten düşüktür. Bununla birlikte, yayınlanan makalelere dayanarak doğu Afrika ülkelerinde aile planlamasının KAP'ını ölçmek için çok sınırlı çalışmalar yapılmıştır.

Keywords

AİLE PLANLAMASI, doğum kontrol yöntemleri, KAP

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