Assessment of mother knowledge regarding implanon contraceptive among women who attending family planning unit in Omdurman maternity hospital 2016

Abstract

Abstract This descriptive study was conducted during period from October 2016t Jonuary2017 to assess the knowledge of mothers who attend to family planning in Omdurman maternity Hospital among 120 mothers. Study was done in Omdurman maternity Hospital .convenience sampling technique was used Data as collecting using questionnaire with close ended questions , which divided into two parts .first part content the socio-demographical data and other part content to assess knowledge. Data was analyzed by computer , using the statistical package of social science (SPSS)version(11) and data was presented in form of table and figures. Current study mention that 84.2% of women had good knowledge family planning as spacing and 75% had fair knowledge regarding implant as a method of family planning and good knowledge in existence pregnancy as contraindication. part of the side effects of the mothers had good knowledge about the place of insertion78.3% The present study recommended the ministry of health to increase public awareness regarding implanon as family planning method through mass media and education program for mother in primary health care center about family planning methods.