Modern or Traditional: Factors Influencing the Adoption of Family Planning Methods among Women in Urban District Zanzibar

Khadija Ali Miraji¹ , George Julius Babune²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.3 , pp.54-63, Sep-2021

Online published on Sep 30, 2021

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Abstract :
The world is moving towards ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all. In practice, there are several dynamics requiring attention at the international, regional, national and local scales persist. The paper examined the practice of modern and traditional methods of family planning among women in the Urban District of Zanzibar Tanzania. A sample size of 40 generated data through cross-sectional design and mixed approach whereby it used systematic random sampling procedures of health facility women users. It was found that the majority of women were reproductively aged between 19 to 32 years (77.5%) being literate (97.5%), married (62.5%), and with income (70%). It was also found that women had a moderate level (level 2.9) of motivation from using traditional family planning methods (TFPM) in the area indicating the influence of both modern and TFPM among women. The paper found that modern family planning methods (MFPM) had a low level of influence (level 2) among women. It was concluded that women had been influenced by both MFPM and TFPM of which the adoption of MFPM is still low. It was recommended that efforts to promote strategies for poverty ending and livelihoods should be promoted to help the use of human and natural resources that is underutilized in the area.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Influence, Modern, Motivation, Traditional, and Women

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