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Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods

Elwaleed Idris Sagiron.


Abstract
Objective: To assess the impact of a family planning education program on the knowledge of family planning methods among married women in Sudan.
Methodology: This quasi-experimental study included 456 married women. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 30 questions covering different aspects of family planning. Participants were divided into experimental and control groups, and pre-and post-tests were conducted to determine the effect of the educational program.
Results: The study found that overall knowledge of family planning methods significantly increased from 40% to 85% after educational program (p=0.5). There was significant increase of knowledge of participants regarding meaning of family planning and characteristics of natural methods, hormonal methods, and mechanical methods.
Conclusion: A family planning education program significantly increases married women's knowledge of family planning methods in Sudan. It is recommended to increase awareness of mothers regarding family planning by different means of mass of social media like TV and Radio.

Key words: Family planning, education program, knowledge, contraceptive.


 
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Elwaleed Idris Sagiron. Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods. RMJ. 2024; 49(1): 95-98. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323


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Elwaleed Idris Sagiron. Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods. RMJ. 2024; 49(1): 95-98. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323



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Elwaleed Idris Sagiron. Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods. RMJ. (2024), [cited February 15, 2024]; 49(1): 95-98. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323



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Elwaleed Idris Sagiron (2024) Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods. RMJ, 49 (1), 95-98. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323



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Elwaleed Idris Sagiron. 2024. Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (1), 95-98. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323



Chicago Style

Elwaleed Idris Sagiron. "Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods." Rawal Medical Journal 49 (2024), 95-98. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Elwaleed Idris Sagiron. "Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods." Rawal Medical Journal 49.1 (2024), 95-98. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323



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Elwaleed Idris Sagiron (2024) Impact of a community-based family planning education program on married women's knowledge of contraception methods. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (1), 95-98. doi:10.5455/rmj.20231012013323