Factors affecting the utilization of birth control methods among married women in Tanta city

ABSTRACT

The total sample of this study included 250 housewives and 200 working married women selected from two different settings in Tanta City Four MCH centers and all factories affiliated to Tanta University. An interviewing questionnaire was used to elicit the aim of the study. The findings proved that the level of education and number of children had a significant effect on choice and utilization of contraceptive methods used by the studied sample. The greater proportion of married women using contraceptive methods was in the age group 25 to less than 35 years. About one fifth of working mothers had good knowledge related to different types of contraceptive methods compared with no one of the housewives. A significant difference was found between housewives and working mothers for all reproductive ideals except the ideal age for marriage for men