Keywords
Women
Family planning
Attitude
Submitted : 2024-01-24
Accepted : 2024-02-08
Published : 2024-02-23
Abstract
Objective: To determine the attitudes of women in the early postpartum period towards family planning and the factors affecting them. Method: The sample of the cross-sectional study consisted of 243 women in the postpartum clinics of a public hospital. Data for the study were collected between June and July 2022. Results: The average age of women was 28.17 ± 5.42 years, and the average number of children was 3.51 ± 0.89. In addition, 46.5% of women were illiterate and 73.7% want children again. The mean score of the women’s family planning attitude scale was 90.8 ± 8.10. The family planning attitude scale average scores of women with higher education levels, living in the city center, and having their pregnancy follow-up done in a private hospital were higher. It was determined that the mean score of the scale was lower for women with a higher age at their own age, spouse’s age, age at marriage and first gestational age, and women who want to have children again (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The research showed that women’s attitudes towards family planning in the early postpartum period were positive, but not at the desired level.
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