Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Mesfin Tafa
Ethiopia
Research Article
Modern Family Planning Use and its Relationship with the Nutritional Status of Women of Child Bearing Age at Tena District, Arsi Zone Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia 2013: A Community based Case Control Study
Author(s): Mesfin Tafa, Jemal Haidar and Hailu Fekadu Mesfin Tafa, Jemal Haidar and Hailu Fekadu
Background: The healthy future of society depends on the health of the children of today and their mothers, who are guardians of the future. Spacing pregnancies at least two years apart and limiting the total number of pregnancies improves the survival chances and health outcomes of women including their nutritional status. Method: A community based unmatched case control complemented by qualitative study was conducted at Tena district, Arsi Zone, Oromiya region in 2013. Prior to the study family planning users (MFPM) and non-users for at least one year were identified and registered. A total of 360 (180 in each groups for cases and controls) sampled subjects were enrolled using systematic random sampling. Result: The prevalence of current modern family planning utilization was 65% and injectable was the most utilized ty.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0932.1000282