Assessment of Factors Affecting Family Planning Service Utilisation Among Women of Reproductive Age In Jinja Municipality

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration....................................................................................................................................................ii

Approval ......................................................................................................................................................iii

Dedication....................................................................................................................................................iv

Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................................................v

Table of Contents.........................................................................................................................................vi

List of Tables.............................................................................................................................................viii

List of Figures............................................................................................................................................viii

Listof Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................ix

Abstract.........................................................................................................................................................x

CHAPTER ONE...........................................................................................................................................1

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .............................................................................................................1

1.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Problem Statement..................................................................................................................................4

1.3 Study Objectives.....................................................................................................................................4

1.3.1 General objectives................................................................................................................................4

1.3.2 Specific objectives...............................................................................................................................4

1.4 Research question .................................................................................................................................4

1.4.1 Hypothesis............................................................................................................................................4

1.5 Justification of the Study ........................................................................................................................4

1.6. Conceptual framework...........................................................................................................................5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW...............................................................................................6

2.0 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................6

2.1 Awareness of family planning methods..................................................................................................6

2.2 Factors Hindering Access to FP services................................................................................................7

2.2.1 Physical Accessibility of FP Services Centers.....................................................................................8

2.2.2 Availability of FP Services..................................................................................................................8

2.2.3 Affordability of FP Services................................................................................................................8

2.2.4 Acceptability of FP Services................................................................................................................9

2.3. Social-economic and demographic factors..........................................................................................10

2.3.1 Spousal Attitudes...............................................................................................................................10

2.3.2 Spousal Communication ....................................................................................................................11

2.3.3 Number of Living Children................................................................................................................11

2.3.4 Education level...................................................................................................................................13

2.3.5 Religious influence ............................................................................................................................13

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2.3.6 Polygamy ...........................................................................................................................................14

CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................................................15

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................15

3.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................15

3.2: Study area ............................................................................................................................................15

3.3: Study design.........................................................................................................................................15

3.4: Study population..................................................................................................................................15

3.5: Sample size ..........................................................................................................................................15

3.6: Sampling method .................................................................................................................................15

3.7: Data collection method ........................................................................................................................15

3.8: Inclusion criteria ..................................................................................................................................16

3.9: Exclusion criteria .................................................................................................................................16

3.10: Data analysis......................................................................................................................................16

3.11: Ethical consideration..........................................................................................................................16

CHAPTER FOUR.......................................................................................................................................17

FINDINGS..................................................................................................................................................17

4.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................17

4.2 Social demographic characteristics of respondents...............................................................................17

4.3. Social- economic and demographic factors contribution in FP Services Utilization...........................17

4.4 Women’s Knowledge of family planning methods. .............................................................................20

4.5 Factors Hindering Utilization of FP Services.......................................................................................25

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................................30

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................30

5.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................30

5.2 Discussion of Results............................................................................................................................30

5.2.1 Social- economic and demographic factors contribution in FP Services Utilization.........................30

5.2.2 Knowledge of women on Family planning Utilization......................................................................32

5.2.3 Factors Hindering Family planning Service Utilization ....................................................................33

5.3 Conclusions...........................................................................................................................................34

5.4 Recommendations.................................................................................................................................35

REFERENCES. ..........................................................................................................................................37