bachelorThesis
Influencia sociocultural en el acceso y uso de métodos de planificación familiar en mujeres de edad fértil de la comunidad de Huertas, Santa Isabel 2015
Fecha
2016Autor
Bermeo Villa, Nancy Adriana
Cazho Morocho, Rosa Elena
Institución
Resumen
SUMMARY: Family planning responds to the right of individuals to decide the number of children they want and timing of pregnancies, and information and access to the necessary means.
Background: In rural communities there sociocultural factors that influence the decision to choose a family planning method.
General Objective: To characterize the sociocultural influence on access to and use of family planning methods by women of childbearing age.
Methodology: a descriptive study with 168 women from Huertas community, parish Shaglli of the Santa Isabel Region, in 2015, who consented were performed. Data were collected by interview with a guide previously structured, according to the study variables, and tabulated and analyzed using SPSS 19 and Microsoft Excel 2010 program.
Results: The largest age group, young people aged 15-24 (47%), of rural origin, secondary education and average level of income, and with 1-2 children; predomi-nantly Catholic, they have received information on family planning methods through the Health Center, while 39.3% admit not take any contraceptive practice fearing the possible infertility. However, 41.7% said the use of contraceptive use, while 11.3% said the headache as complication arising during use. 20.2% reported not using any method, although 62.5% say it is the couple that assumes family planning