Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Women in Jeddah Towards the Use of Oral Contraceptive Pills
| Autor: | Maram M. Alafif, Steve Harakeh, Safwan Tayeb, Yousef Qari, Arwa F. Shamrani, Mohammad I. Khojah, Abdulrahman E. Alsaggaf, Hanan M. Shamrani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Internal Medicine. 7:5-10 |
| ISSN: | 1658-7367 1658-5763 |
| DOI: | 10.32790/sjim.2017.7.2.2 |
| Popis: | Objective (Background): The use of oral contraceptive pill is considered an acceptable practice worldwide. Socio-demographic patterns in Saudi Arabia are rapidly changing with time. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice among women in Jeddah towards the use of oral contraceptive pills. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire as a tool for data collection. Results: The study was conducted in Jeddah city in the Western region of Saudi Arabia between 2014-2015, 913 women were approached and 40 refused to participate (4.378% refusal rate). Out of those 873 who agreed to participate, 713 responded correctly and were included (78.09% response rate). Participants were grouped into six categories based on their age. The majority of the women polled were Saudis (71.4%). There was a positive correlation between the attitude of women towards the use of oral contraceptive pill and age (P-value < 0.001). Similar correlation was true also in the case of knowledge and the level of education towards the use of oral contraceptive pills. There was a significant correlation between marital status towards oral contraceptive pill use (P-value |
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