Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Contraceptive Methods among Female Employees in Riyadh

Abstract

The usage of contraceptive has acknowledged as a significantpart in reducing fertility and control of population, which in turn is important for the development of the nation. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Contraceptive Methods among Female Employees in Riyadh. Research Design: A cross sectional descriptive study. Subjects and sampling: 294 female employee Setting: The study took place at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh during the period from January 2017 to June 2017. Tools: a constructed questionnaire to cover research objective was developed and distributed over participant. Results: The results of current study showed (71.4%) were using contraceptive methods, and the most practice between them was oral contraceptive pill 114. With regard to attitude the results showed that only 33.7 % of female thought that there are health benefits of using contraceptive, which indicating to the presence of a negative trend attitude using contraceptive methods among them. While the knowledge regarding to obtaining way to the contraception knowledge among respondents was poor in (65.0%), where they did not know at all about it. On the other hand, (27. 6 %) of respondents indicated that family was their main way of knowledge of contraception.

Conclusion: In the light of the above results, there is an urgent need to improve the attitudes and knowledge of Saudi women in age of fertility towards the use of modern contraceptives.

Recommendations: More programs needed to emphasize the beneficial impacts of the use of contraception.