ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF REPRODUCTIVE AGED TRIBAL WOMEN ON FAMILY WELFARE METHODS

Sahbanathul Missiriya; Mohana Priya; Pavithra G.; Pavithran G.; Priyanka K.; Sandhiya R.

doi:10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i1.15397

Authors

Sahbanathul Missiriya Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha University, Chennai
Mohana Priya Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha University, Chennai
Pavithra G. Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha University, Chennai
Pavithran G. Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha University, Chennai
Priyanka K. Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha University, Chennai
Sandhiya R. Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha University, Chennai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i1.15397

Keywords:

Knowledge, Practice, Reproductive aged women, Tribal, Family Welfare Methods

Abstract

Objective: Family welfare program has met with only marginal success due to different levels of awareness and acceptance of methods of family planning in various socioeconomic groups. Unmet needs of family planning are more in tribal population of the country. With this background the study was done to assess the knowledge and practice of family welfare methods among tribal women and to associate the knowledge of family welfare methods with the selected demographic variables.

Methods: A community based descriptive cross-sectional study was done. Reproductive aged women of 15-45 y were selected by convenient sampling method in the tribal area of Jawadhu hills.

Results: Among 200 women, 188 (94%) of them had inadequate knowledge, 12(6%) had moderate and none of them had adequate knowledge and practice of family welfare methods. There was no significant association between the knowledge and practice of the family welfare methods and the selected demographic variables such as age, educational status and education of her husband, religion, occupation, income, number of living children as well as source of family welfare information.

Conclusion: Use of contraceptive methods among tribal population is influenced by various factors. Health care provider should find the unmet needs of the individual tribal women before motivating them to adopt any suitable family planning methods to reduce the maternal complications.

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