College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Ambo
Ethiopia
Research Article
The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Long Acting Contraceptive Methods among Reproductive Age Women of Kometa, Mizan Aman town, Southwest Ethiopia
Author(s): Bontu Aschale Abebe and Tadele Mekuriya YadesaBontu Aschale Abebe and Tadele Mekuriya Yadesa
Background: The Ethiopian population with an estimated current population of over 77.4 million people is the second most populous country in Africa next to Nigeria. The population is growing at a rate of 2.7 percent annually. All modern methods which provide a wide range of protection from durations of as short as days (pills, injectables, condoms and other barrier methods) to permanent protection such as voluntary surgical sterilization, implants, intra uterine device, are available in Ethiopia. However, utilization is limited more to the shorter-term methods such as pills and injectables.
Objective: the study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of LACMs among child-bearing age women visiting Shanan Gibe hospital, Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted. To ob.. Read More»
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