Fertility aware
Fertility awareness and family planning use among post
abortion women in Egypt
Ghadah A. Mahmoud1* and
Soad S. Byomy2
1* Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing Dept., Faculty of
Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
2 Community Health Nursing Dept., Faculty of
Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract: The
annual number of unsafe abortions is increasing due to the growing number of
women of reproductive age globally, according to the World Health Organization.
The WHO estimated 21.6 million unsafe abortions in 2008. The aim of the study
was to assess the hospital rate of abortion for one year at the Woman’s Health
Hospital, Assiut University, Egypt and to assess the knowledge of post abortion
women about the timing of fertility return and their intention for using post
abortion family planning methods. Subjects and methods: A Cross Sectional
study was used in carrying out this study. The following tool was used in
the current study: Structured interviewing questionnaire which included the
following data: Data related to fertility return awareness and the intention of
these women for the future use of family planning methods. Results: The
hospital based rate of abortion is 9.4% according to the hospital statistical
based data, 2011. More than half of women (56.7%) didn’t know any type of post
abortion family planning methods, nearly two thirds of them (61.4%) didn’t know
the time of fertility return after abortion, three quarters of women (78.6%)
want to postponing childbearing and nearly two thirds of them (62.9%) had no
intention for using post abortion family planning methods. Conclusions: Based
on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that there is a lack
of knowledge of these women about the time of fertility return after abortion
and the family planning methods should be used after abortion. Recommendations:
In Upper Egypt, there is a need of postabotion family planning counseling
programs as an essential part of postabortion care.
[Ghadah A. Mahmoud and Soad S. Byomy. Fertility
awareness and family planning use among post abortion women in Egypt. Life Sci J 2013;10(1):143-150]
(ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 21
Key wards: Unsafe abortion, postabortion, fertility return,
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