Study of unmet need for family planning in Dar Assalam, Sudan 2001
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2005; 11 (4): 594-600
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ABSTRACT
In this descriptive study, the main objective was to determine the magnitude of unmet need for family planning among women of child-bearing age [15-49 years] in Dar Assalam. Using a detailed questionnaire, we studied 530 ever-married women selected randomly through a multistage sampling technique. Current use of contraception was 21.3%. Using the Westoff model, unmet need was 30.7%. Contraceptive pills were the most commonly used method, 92%. Knowledge on contraception was 61.3% for a single method and 23.4% > or = 2 methods. Knowledge was obtained mainly from relatives, 48.6%
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Población Urbana
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Estudios Transversales
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Conducta Anticonceptiva
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Evaluación de Necesidades
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Escolaridad
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Servicios de Planificación Familiar
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Año:
2005
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