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Abstract
High quality family planning offers a range of potential benefits that encompass not only
improved maternal and child health, but also social and economic development, education, and
women’s empowerment. Discontinuation of effective methods contraception is a universal
problem, though rates vary widely by population and country. There are many possible reasons
for contraceptive discontinuation, including contraception failure, actual or perceived problems
with the contraception method, lack of information, or religious reasons. Low incentive to avoid
pregnancy may also be an important factor in some communities. Understanding what factors
contribute to inconsistent contraceptive behavior can help efforts to reduce unintended pregnancy.
The study aimed to: Explore the factors associated with discontinuation of using
hormonal contraceptive methods in Alexandria Governorate.
To fulfill the study aim:
A convenient sample of 400 women attending the selected settings
(20 women from each clinic) Egypt, Alexandria governorate.
Tools used in this study:
Three tools were used by the researcher to collect the necessary data.
Tool I: Socio-demographic and reproductive history structured interview schedule it
was composed of two main parts:
Part one: socio-demographic data, Part two: entailed menstrual, reproductive history and the
family planning history of the studied women.
Tool II: Women’s knowledge about hormonal contraceptive methods structured
interview schedule. to assess women’s knowledge about hormonal contraceptive methods. It
consisted of 42 items.
Tool III: Factors associated with discontinuation of hormonal contraceptive methods
structured interview schedule.to explore the factors associated with discontinuation of
hormonal contraceptive methods.
The tools were tested for content validity by 5 juries who were experts in the field.
Pilot study was carried out on 40 women who were excluded from the study sample to test
the relevance and clarity of tools as well as the time needed to complete it.
The main findings of the study are:
Socio-demographic characteristics:
• More than one half of the study subjects (53.3%) were in their thirties, the majority of
women (83.3%) were from urban.
• More than one-third (38.5%) of them completed their secondary education while one
third (33.5%) of them were illiterate, the majority of women (86.5%) were housewife.
• More than three quarters (77.3%) of them married 20years old and more, while 22.8%
of women married less than 20 years old.