Demand for using contraceptive methods among Kurdish women in city of Mahabad in 2012

Hatam Hosseini; Balal Bagi

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Demand for using contraceptive methods among Kurdish women in city of Mahabad in 2012

Author(s):

Hatam Hosseini^1,*,

Balal Bagi¹

1Dept. of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 17, issue 3; e77110

Published online:Jun 29, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Aug 05, 2012

Accepted:Jan 22, 2013

How to Cite:Hatam HosseiniBalal BagiDemand for using contraceptive methods among Kurdish women in city of Mahabad in 2012.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.17(3):e77110.

Abstract

Background: Increasing number of women in reproductive ages and tending small families will result in demand for using contraception in near future. The study tried to assess the demand for contraceptive methods and its determinants among Kurdish women in Mahabad city.

Methods: A sample of over 700 households in Mahabad surveyed for the study using questionnaire with interview technique. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire verified according to content measure and Cronbach’s alpha. The main technique for determining the effects of independent variables on using contraceptive methods was Logistic regression.

Results: Findings showed that 27.7 percent of women use permanent and long-acting contraceptive methods and therefore the demand for these contraceptive methods is 71.35 percent. Multivariate analysis showed that there are statistically significant relationships between the number of children ever born; the perceived contraceptive costs, and childbearing intentions with dependent variable. According to this study, women at the end of reproductive ages and those with higher education are more likely to use permanent and long-acting contraceptive methods.

Conclusion: The difference between the demand for contraceptive use, particularly long-acting ones and permanent methods, indicate a high level of unmet demand that could lead to increased unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion.

Keywords

contraceptive methods

family planning

unwanted pregnancy

Kurdish women

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