Quality of Family Planning Counseling at Postnatal Care at Armed Forces Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2021-07
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Family planning is one of the important key factors for development of the country especially for developing countries. So the main problem faced on good quality counseling on family planning is there is no proper quality counseling on family planning related to the contraceptive types availability &accessibility, the counseling given on the contraceptive they choice &other methods of contraceptive their use &side effects. Since there were no studies conducted in Armed Forces Comprehensive Specialized Hospital regarding quality of family planning services, this study was conducted with the objective of assessing the quality of family planning services at Armed Forces Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The methods which were used in this study were hospital based cross- sectional was conducted from October 2019- May 2020 G.C. Three hundred eighty four women were included in the hospital based study. For the assessment of availability of different family planning methods, technical service providers, and appropriate counseling of service providers on family planning.
Of the total respondents the majority, 149(38.8%) were using injectable and followed by pills, 121(31,5%). The remaining, 78(20.3%), 36(9.4%) were using IUD and implants respectively. Among the respondents 280(72. %) of them were not counseled for alternative contraceptive methods. The majority, 278(72.4%) had not been informed about the side effects and what to do if it occurs. 198(51.6%) of the respondents reported that they encountered health problems related to contraceptive method they were using.
Based on the logistic regression analysis factors that were associated with adequacy of family planning counseling sessions estimated monthly income, number of Pregnancy and side effect encountered were statistically significant associated with adequacy of family planning counseling sessions estimated monthly income, number of Pregnancy and side effect encountered were statistically significant. Adequate choice of contraceptives were not available and the information provided to the clients was insufficient.
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Armed Forces Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Postnatal Care at, Ethiopia..