In this paper, the major structural determinants of family planning service were analyzed using a multilevel model from 8906 individual women observation in the 2011 edhs data. National guideline for family planning services in ethiopia fmoh 10 occur in ethiopia in the near future through a well organized family planning programs and services. The movement aims to ensure that all people can access quality health services without financial hardship. However, trends have not been monitored among harderto. Family guidance association of ethiopia baseline assessment 1997. Awareness and determinants of family planning practice in ethiopia 271. Integrating family planning into universal health coverage. However, trends have not been monitored among hardertoreach groups.
Name organization atnafu setegn, bsc, mph dkt international ethiopia ayele debebe, md, obsgyn engenderhealth ethiopia. Jan 20, 2017 recent increases in family planning fp use have been reported among women of reproductive age in union wrau in senegal. The government holds dear the principle of equitable access to safe, effective, and affordable contraception and family planning services across the country. National guideline for family planning services in ethiopia. The content does not necessarily represent the views of dfid. With its innovative community health worker extension program that bring health services including family planning to clients, ethiopia s health indicators continue to improve. Ethiopia context analysis for accountability interventions. Aug, 2018 to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding family planning and the practice of family planning among the women of reproductive age group in south achefer district, northwest ethiopia, 2017.
Status of family planning integration to hiv care in amhara. In order to achieve the goals of the national reproductive health strategy. Evaluation of program options to meet unmet need for family. A decade of change in contraceptive use in ethiopia. Family planning in ethiopia november 2012 photo credit. Afar, family planning, utilization, ethiopia, pastoralist community. In the nigerian study, almost 99% of men were aware of the existence of modern contraceptives, and most of them were aware of at least two modern methods. Family planning programs and fertility transition in subsaharan africa. Ethiopias health system to expand family planning service delivery in select sites, particularly longacting and permanent methods lapms. Awareness and determinants of family planning practice in. Seven studies assess awareness of family planning methods in nigeria 1215 ethiopia 16, 17 and malawi. To assess the knowledge and attitude regarding family planning and the practice of family planning among the women of reproductive age group in south achefer district, northwest ethiopia, 2017. Ethiopia has too few health professionals and a weak health delivery system to service a. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards family planning.
The global handbook offers clear, uptodate information and advice to. Family planning unfpa united nations population fund. Studies on modern family planning use among hiv positive reproductive age women are scarce in the specified study area. Ethiopia to achieve the fp goal set forth in the health sector transformation plan. Research article open access status of family planning integration to hiv care in amhara regional state, ethiopia zebideru zewdie1,2, mezgebu yitayal1, yigzaw kebede1 and abebaw gebeyehu3 abstract background. Data on trends of family planning utilization in ethiopia reveals that there is reduction in unmet need over the last 21 years as documented in 2000, 2005, and 2011 edhs 14. Costed implementation plan for family planning in ethiopia 201516. Unmet need is greatest among the youngest women, age 15 to 19 38 percent and among women with only primary education 37 percent. To enhance the reproductive health and wellbeing of the countrys diverse populations of young people the strategies to be followed includes segmenting the design and delivery of all youth. These are two dramatic illustrations of a family planning success story that has emerged over the last two decades and is still emerging. Family planning fp is a proven strategy to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity among women of reproductive age 6. A decade of change in contraceptive use in ethiopia 3 executive summary using data from the ethiopia demographic and health surveys, this study examines the trend and determinants of contraceptive use, the factors contributing to the recent change in contraceptive use, method mix and unmet need for family planning.
National guideline for family planning services in ethiopia fmoh 5 the following members of the technical working group and consultants made major contributions to the development of this family planning guideline. Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning methods among laboring mothers in adama hospital, oromia region, ethiopia article pdf available. This flipchart is a tool to use during family planning counselling or in group sessions with clients. Graduate school of public health in partial fulfillment. A crosssectional facility based study was conducted from march 1 st 25 th, 2011 among family planning clients of government primary health care centers in southwest ethiopia. Quality of care in the delivery of family planning services in ethiopia. Preventing unintended pregnancies among hiv positive women is one component of hiv prevention strategies.
Building on this new momentum, we work to improve the health of mothers, neonates, children, adolescents and youth by decreasing unintended and teenage pregnancies. Current status and correlates of modern family planning. Factors influencing use of family planning in women living in. Preventing unintended pregnancies among hiv positive women is one component of hiv prevention. Fp use like attitude of women, educational status,monthly income and owing radio in. Status of family planning integration to hiv care in amhara regional state, ethiopia zebideru zewdie1,2, mezgebu yitayal1, yigzaw kebede1 and abebaw gebeyehu3 abstract background. Cognizant of multifaceted challenge of unwanted pregnancy, ethiopia strives to increase utilization of modern family planning across the nation. Research open access determinants of low family planning. Three aspects related to contraception were also explored in the questionnaire. Health the potential health service coverage is 90%. According to the ethiopian demographic and health survey 2011, most women and men had knowledge on some family planning methods but only about 29% of married women were using contraceptives. Family planning knowledge, attitude and practice among. Mccabe 2 rgn, bns, ms c 1 lecturer in nursing, jimma university school of nur, sing, jimma, ethiopia, 2 lecturerresearch fellow,trinity college school of, nursing and midwifery dub, lin, ireland beekle a.
This country brief is part of a series of briefs produced by action2020, a consortium led by christian aid and. Family planning is one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Family planning is central to gender equality and womens empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty. From 1990 to 2011, contraceptive use in ethiopia increased ninefold and the. In low income countries, including ethiopia, use of modern family planning method is low but is showing an increase in recent years. Family planning use and associated factors among pastoralist community of afar region, eastern ethiopia, bmc womens health, 2016, pp. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in subsaharan africa with a population of 99 million in 2015, and during the past twenty years the nation has made considerable progress in. Family planning has been shown to be a best buy for governments. Low socioeconomic status and proximity of family planning clinics were barriers to access. Knowledge, attitudes and practices in family planning. Status of family planning integration to hiv care in. The use of raditional methods ends o be hi gher in settin s wher eacceptanc of family planning is l oand use of family planning p rgrams is eak. Family planning issues and challenges family planning in developing countries the total fertility rate t he average number of children that would be born per woman if all.
In addition to improving access to family planning services and contraceptives, we also support strengthening the. In the first national survey in 1990, the cpr was only 2. National reproductive health strategy phe ethiopia. Background understanding why people do not use family planning is critical to address unmet needs and to increase contraceptive use. Women believed that health care providers were unquali. Three successful subsaharan africa family planning programs. The current states of male involvement on family planning. T aditional methods have a high failure rate compared with mod e rn methods and a the efo not conside ed an effective. Current status of family planning in ethiopia in this step we will examine the rapid progress made in relation to family planning outcomes in ethiopia. Family planning situation analysis in ethiopia fhi 360. Family planning for the ethiopian health center team dilayehu bekele, misgina fantahun,keneni gutema, hareg getachew, tariku lambiyo, and mezgebu yitayal hawassa university in collaboration with the ethiopia public health training initiative, the carter center, the ethiopia ministry of health, and the ethiopia ministry of education 2003.
Ethiopia s health system to expand family planning service delivery in select sites, particularly longacting and permanent methods lapms. Current status of family planning in ethi opia in this and the following two steps we will examine the rapid progress made in relation to family planning outcomes in ethiopia. Integrating family planning into universal health coverage efforts countries around the world are working to achieve universal health coverage uhc. The objective of this study was to assess level, and correlates of modern contraceptive utilization in a hard to reach. Yet in developing regions, an estimated 232 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using safe and effective family planning methods, for reasons ranging from. The government of ethiopia will improve the health status of ethiopian adolescents and youth by increasing mcpr among those aged 15 to 24. Ethiopia context analysis for accountability interventions to support the delivery of fp2020 commitments. Ethiopias health system to expand family planning service delivery in select sites, particularly longacting and permanent methods.
Evaluation of program options to meet unmet need for. Family planning integration to hiv care and current use of family planning methods. Family planning manual december 2019 prevention and community health doh 930122, revision 201901 for people with disabilities, this document is available on request in other formats. Fhi 360 provided assistance to the ethiopia and rwanda teams in synthesizing information for those country presentations and presented a summary of the findings from all. Reasons were a lack of trust in western medicine and the desire to have large families. Of ethiopia family planning 2020 commitment ethiopia the government of ethiopia updated its commitment at the family planning summit in london, uk on july 11, 2017. Family planning trends in developing countries the past few decades have witnessed a major change in reproductive behaviour in developing countries. Pdf quality of care in the delivery of family planning. Unmet need for family planning has remained relatively unchanged since 2000. Family planning providers are at the core of health system responses to these challenges.
The purpose of this study is therefore, to assess modern family planning utilization and asso. Evaluation of program options to meet unmet need for family planning in ethiopia jelaludin ahmed central statistical authority addis ababa, ethiopia genet mengistu national office of population addis ababa, ethiopia orc macro calverton, maryland usa november 2002. Family planning issues and challenges population summit of. The study showed that the overall proper knowledge, attitude. Fgae family guidance association of ethiopia fgc female genital cutting fhd family health department. Family planning has been a great success story of our time. With its innovative community health worker extension program that bring health services including family planning to clients, ethiopias health indicators continue to improve. In the last few years, ethiopians have dramatically increased their use of modern family planning contraceptives. Family planning issues and challenges population summit of the worlds scientific academies new delhi, october 2427, 1993.
United nations development assistance framework for ethiopia. Awareness and determinants of family planning practice in jimma, ethiopia a. Therefore, update on the current status of family planning utilization especially in hard to reach ethnic minorities is critical. Ethiopia a country status report on health and poverty in two volumes volume ii. Awareness and determinants of family planning practice in ethiopia a. This brief is one in a series of country briefs that examines where women obtain modern contraception by method, geography, age, and socioeconomic status.
Workplace policies and programs help expand access to family planning information. Commitment overview the government of ethiopia is committed to improve the health status of its youthful population. Fmoh add family planning to its maternal and child health program. Family planning coverage has improved in ethiopia in the last decade, though fertility is still about 5. Who library cataloguinginpublication data a guide to family planning for community health workers and their clients. Evaluation of program options to meet unmet need for family planning in ethi opia jelaludin ahmed central statistical authority addis ababa, ethiopia genet mengistu national office of population addis ababa, ethiopia orc macro calverton, maryland usa november 2002. Chapte r 25 family planning trends in subsaharan africa. Examining trends in family planning among hardertoreach. The family guidance association of ethiopia, which works with more than 150 enterprises to improve health services, analyzed health outcomes in one factory over 10 years and found reductions in unintended pregnancies and stis as well as sick leave. Male involvement in family planning decision making in sub. Three successful subsaharan africa family planning programs the usaids bureau for africa and the bureau for global healthoffice of population and reproductive health prh organized this project and recognize the important contributions of the three usaid missions, ministries of health, and country teams from ethiopia, malawi, and. Modern family planning utilization and associated factors.
Usaid ethiopia understanding where women obtain their family planning methods can help programs to better target their resources and increase overall access to modern contraception. The current states of male involvement on family planning and. Pdf knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning. Bs of health science, slippery rock university, 2005. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in subsaharan africa with a population of 87 million in 2012, and during the past twenty years it has made considerable. Methods this crosssectional study was designed and implemented using the situation analysis methodology, which included collecting data through provider interviews, facility inventories. Recent increases in family planning fp use have been reported among women of reproductive age in union wrau in senegal. The current states of male involvement on family planning and factors correlated with among male factory workers in bahir dar city. Exit interview of 301 family planning clients identified through systematic random sampling technique was carried out using a pretested structured questionnaire. Quality of family planning services in primary health.
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