Factors Associated With the Low Utilization of Modern Methods Family Planning Services Among Women in Bumufuni, Manafawa District
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2024-04-30
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Uganda Christian University
Abstract
This study assessed the factors associated with the low utilization of modern methods of family planning services among women of 18–39years in Bumufuni, Manafawa district, and specifically sought to establish the demographic factors associated with the low utilization of Family Planning services among women of 18–39 years, the Socio- cultural factors associated with the low utilization of Family Planning services among women of 18–39 years, and the health-related factors associated with the low utilization of Family Planning services among women of 18–39 years.
Method: This was a cross sectional study design employing quantitative methods. A total 133 women aged 18-39 years were enrolled in the study. interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from the respondents. Data was then analyzed at univariate, bivariate and multivariate level using SPSS version 20.
Results: Majority 64 (48.1) of the respondents were aged 25-29years and 88(66.9%) of them were married. At bivariate level of analysis, age (X2=17.17, df =4, P-value=0.001),, educational level (X2=16.77, df =3, P-value=0.000), religion(X2=23.39, df =2, P-value=0.000), and occupation (X2=14.51, df =1, P-value=0.002), who makes decision on the type of family planning and number of children (X2=17.16, df =1, P-value=0.002), if the community have taboos about modern family planning methods (X2=13.13, df =1, P-value=0.001), and men’s feeling about family planning (X2=19.69, df =1, P-value=0.001), where to get family planning services (X2=12.33, df =1, P-value=0.003), distance to the nearest facility (X2=21.01, df =1, P-value=0.000), and waiting time (X2=19.80, df =2, P-value=0.001), were found to be statistically significant P-value<0.05
At multivariate level of analysis, age (AOR=1.8; 95% CI: 1.23-3.10; p= 0.002), educational level (AOR=0.3; 95% CI: 1.12-2.04; p= 0.000), religion (AOR=4.3; 95% CI: 1.08-5.66 p= 0.000), decision about family size and family planning (AOR=0.4; 95% CI: 1.24-4.00; p= 0.000),, distance to the health facility (AOR=0.4; 95% CI: 1.11-5.34; p= 0.003), and waiting time at the facility (AOR=0.3; 95% CI: 1.99-4.91; p= 0.003),were found to independently associated with the low uptake of family planning p-value <0.05