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Abstract
The aims of the present study were to:
• Assess the effect of an implemented guideline on awareness and intention to use family planning methods among newly married women.
• Increase the knowledge about family planning methods through health education and guideline in the form of a booklet.
This study was conducted at MCH centers in Minia city especially at premarital counseling services office. Data were collected from the two main MCH centers in Minia city (eastern and western MCH), after receiving participants oral consent for participation in this study using a structured interviewing questionnaire sheet which included three parts (sociodemographic data, awareness about contraceptives, and intention to use family planning methods). It was developed by the researcher to fully meet the demand of the research and was revised by a panel of obstetrical and gynecological experts in nursing staff.
The main findings of this study were as follows:
• the present study revealed that near half of the participants had poor knowledge about F.P methods, and about half of participants had average knowledge while a little ratio had good knowledge in the pretest, these results improved in the post test as nearly four fifth of the sample had average level of knowledge and one fifth had good knowledge, with high statistical significant difference at (P= 0.001).
• Concerning relation between socio-demographic data and level of knowledge, it was found that there was high statistical significant difference between woman’s age, educational level, and occupation. In which the ages from (20 to 25) yrs, women have good knowledge than those of younger ages, also women with university and high education had better level of knowledge than those with only primary or secondary education. In addition, housewives had good level of knowledge than working women.
• Regarding intention to use F.P methods, a great proportion of participants changed their opinion about choosing some contraceptives after health education and after correction of their misconception with statistical significant difference at P< 0.05.