Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNanvubya, Annet
dc.contributor.authorWanyenze, Rhoda K.
dc.contributor.authorNakaweesa, Teddy
dc.contributor.authorMpendo, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorKawoozo, Barbarah
dc.contributor.authorMatovu, Francis
dc.contributor.authorNabukalu, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorOmoding, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorKaweesi, Jed
dc.contributor.authorNdugga, John
dc.contributor.authorKamacooko, Onesmus
dc.contributor.authorChinyenze, Kundai
dc.contributor.authorPrice, Matt
dc.contributor.authorVan Geertruyden, Jean P.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-15T10:44:03Z
dc.date.available2022-02-15T10:44:03Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractKnowledge 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 commonen_US
dc.identifier.citationNanvubya, 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/s12889-020-09762-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09762-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2126
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC public healthen_US
dc.subjectFamily planningen_US
dc.subjectFishing communitiesen_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectSatisfactory knowledgeen_US
dc.titleCorrelates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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