Contraception use among Egyptian women: results from Egypt demographic and health survey in 2005

The reports of a rise in contraceptive practices have not been matched by a similar decrease in population: therefore, there is a need to look into the causes of this discrepancy. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of different methods of contraception used by Egyptian women, to compare different contraception methods used among various socio-demographic groups and, finally, to identify the main decision makers of contraception use within Egyptian families. The 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey [EDHS] is a nationally representative household survey of 18134 married women aged 15-49 years. The 2005 EDHS provides a wealth of information on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health and nutrition, and violence against women. The study sample was selected using a multistage sampling technique. A face-to-face structured interview was conducted with each of the selected women. The response rate was 99.5% for completing the questionnaires. The prevalence of contraception was 57.5%, nearly one third of the participants [33.1%] used IUD as a method of contraception. Both male and female were responsible for decision making regarding the use of contraception among different educational levels. Most women reporting use of contraceptive methods were 30?39 years old, were employed, were rich, educated and belonged to urban governorates. More than half of the participants used contraception while IUDs and pills were the most commonly used methods. Whatever the level of education, the majority of women thought that family planning decisions should be made by both partners.

Program for improving psychosocial state of patients with end stage renal disease

Recently, number of patients with chronic renal failure in Egypt has considerably increased. As a life-threatening and potentially disabling disease, End Stage Renal Disease and its treatment cause stress as well as other psychosocial problems for patients and their families. The researchers used the following measurements: Scale for Emotional status, Scale for psycho-social adaptation; and to measure the cognitive status the researcher used Primary Mental Abilities Test and Memory Processes Scale. The above mentioned measurements were applied to a sample consists of 80 units, including 40 patients with chronic renal failure, 40 healthy persons as a control sample, this experimental study was carried out in Fayoum governorate, a verbal consent had been taken before doing the study to uncover the effect of chronic renal failure on the emotional status, social and psychological adaptation, and the cognitive status of patients. The results of the study showed that there are statistically significant differences between patients and controls concerning their response using the scales of emotional/cognitive status and the psycho-social adaptation in favor of healthy sample. The results of the study also revealed that there are statistically significant differences concerning the response using the scales of emotional/cognitive status and the psycho-social adaptation before and after the application of the program for improving psycho-social state of the patients. This study supports the effectiveness of an intervention program to decrease cognitive and mental impairment of patients receiving dialysis