TITLE:
Utilization of Postpartum Family Planning Services between Six and Twelve Months of Delivery at Ntchisi District Hospital, Malawi
AUTHORS:
Chrissy Bwazi, Alfred Maluwa, Angela Chimwaza, Mercy Pindani
KEYWORDS:
Postpartum Family Planning, Contraception, Social Networks, Beliefs, Past Behaviour and Habits, Lactation Amenorrhoea, Postpartum Sexual Activity
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.6 No.14,
July
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: This study examined factors that determine utilization of postpartum family planning services at Ntchisi District Hospital in Malawi. The study design was descriptive and utilized quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. A random sample of 383 postpartum women was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 16.0. Chi-square tests were used to establish relationships between utilization of Post Partum Family Planning services and demographic variables. Knowledge about family planning services was almost universal at 94.3% among the women. About 75% of the women were using the contraceptives within the first year after delivery however they started taking the contraceptives after they had already resumed sex. There was a significant association (P