Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda
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Date
2020
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BMC public health
Abstract
Knowledge of family planning (FP) is a key determinant of contraceptive use which ultimately plays a
role in attainment of good health and in conduct of clinical research. People living in fishing communities (FCs)
have limited access to health services including FP and are targeted for future clinical research but their knowledge
of FP and its correlates are scantily known. We determined correlates of knowledge of FP among people living in
FCs of L. victoria in Uganda to inform future FP education programs in FCs.
Methods: We conducted a comparative cross-sectional survey among participants aged 15–49 years from Kigungu
and Nsazi. Participants were asked if they were aware of any FP method. All those who responded in the affirmative
were further asked to mention what FP methods they had heard of or knew. Those who reported knowledge of at
least one FP method were asked a series of questions about FP methods and their side effects. Knowledge was
categorized into good or poor knowledge based on their mean total score. Poor knowledge constituted a score below
the mean while good knowledge constituted a score of more than or equal to the mean total score. To further explore
attitudes and perceptions of FP, ten in-depth interviews and four focus group discussions were conducted.
Results: Of the 1410 screened participants, 94.5% were aware of at least one FP method. Pills and injectable hormonal
methods were the most commonly known methods. Slightly over a third (38%) had good knowledge of FP. Correlates
of knowledge of FP were; being female (aOR: 1.92 95% CI: 1.39–2.67), residing in Kigungu (aOR: 4.01 95% CI: 2.77–5.81),
being married (aOR: 1.59 95% CI: 1.11–2.28) and currently being in a sexual relationship (aOR: 1.75 95% CI: 1.18–2.60).
Concerns about safety and effectiveness of some modern FP methods exist. Misconceptions on effects of FP like
sterility, cancers and foetal abnormalities were common
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Family planning, Fishing communities, Awareness, Satisfactory knowledge
Citation
Nanvubya, A., Wanyenze, R. K., Nakaweesa, T., Mpendo, J., Kawoozo, B., Matovu, F., ... & Van Geertruyden, J. P. (2020). Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda. BMC public health, 20(1), 1-16.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09762-7