HOW TO TREAT WITH UNWANTED PREGNANCIES?
Abstract
Introduction. Unwanted pregnancy is one the most important subjects in family planning programme. Physical and psycological problems for mothers, children and family are the consequences of this matter. In this study we are trying to evaluate the rate of unwanted pregnancies and their consequences in Najafabad villages.
Methods. In a descriptive study, all 788 pregnant women aged between 15 to 45 years old were considered. The data was collected by using a questionnaire and their record files. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used.
Findings. Near fourty percent of the pregnancies were unwanted at least for one of the couple. Although 96.3 percent of women had knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of contraceptive methods, only 29 percent of them had knowledge about injective of plaintive methods. Fifty one percent of women who had unwanted pregnancy liked to terminate it and 31.7 percent of them had attempt to do it at least one time.
conclusion. Knowledge level is really high in these women, however, they have 42 percent unwanted pregnancies. It is necessary to promote attitudes and practices of family planning in the field study by interventional methods.
Methods. In a descriptive study, all 788 pregnant women aged between 15 to 45 years old were considered. The data was collected by using a questionnaire and their record files. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used.
Findings. Near fourty percent of the pregnancies were unwanted at least for one of the couple. Although 96.3 percent of women had knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of contraceptive methods, only 29 percent of them had knowledge about injective of plaintive methods. Fifty one percent of women who had unwanted pregnancy liked to terminate it and 31.7 percent of them had attempt to do it at least one time.
conclusion. Knowledge level is really high in these women, however, they have 42 percent unwanted pregnancies. It is necessary to promote attitudes and practices of family planning in the field study by interventional methods.
Keywords
Family planning, Contraception, Unwanted (Unintended) Pregnancy, Abortion