Family Planning Films: Fact or Fiction? A Qualitative Study Assessing Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions to use Family Planning After Watching Documentary and Drama Health Education Films
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Date
2021
Authors
Plastow, Jane
Nakaggwa, Florence
Nahabwe, Haeven
Natukunda, Sylvia
Atim, Fiona
Mawere, Brenda
Laughton, Matthew
Muller, Ingrid
Owokuhaisa, Judith
Coates, Sabine
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Research Square
Abstract
There is a paucity of literature on the effectiveness of drama or documentary films in
changing knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of people towards family planning. This study
aimed to compare and assess the acceptability of health promotion films based on documentary or
drama, and their effect on knowledge, attitudes, and intention to use family planning.
Methods: We developed short documentary and drama films about contraceptive implants, using the
person-based approach. Their acceptability was assessed in focus group discussions with younger
women below 23 years, women over 23 years, men of reproductive age, and health workers in four
different areas of Uganda (Bwindi/Kanungu, Walukuba/Jinja, Kampala, and Mbarara). Transcripts of the
focus group discussions were analyzed using thematic analysis, to generate themes and examine the key
issues. We assessed changes in knowledge, attitudes, and intentions to use family planning after
watching the films.
Results: Sixteen focus groups with 150 participants were carried out. Participants said that the
documentary improved their knowledge and addressed their fears about side effects, myths, and implant
insertion. The drama improved their attitudes towards the implant and encouraged them to discuss
family planning with their partner. The final versions of the documentary and the drama films were
equally liked.
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Keywords
Post-partum, family planning, Uganda, Implant, Drama, Documentary, Films, Health promotion
Citation
Plastow, J., Nakaggwa, F., Nahabwe, H., Natukunda, S., Atim, F., Mawere, B., ... & Willcox, M. (2021). Family Planning Films: Fact or Fiction? A Qualitative Study Assessing Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions to use Family Planning After Watching Documentary and Drama Health Education Films.