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Alsaedi, J., Alakel, S., Alalmaei, A., Al-Mutairi, M., Almutair, S. (2018). Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Family Planning in Saudi Arabia, 2017. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(2), 345-348. doi: 10.12816/0043102
Jumanah Ahmed Alsaedi; Soliman Mohammed Alakel; Abdulaziz Zaher Alalmaei; Moodhi Rabih Al-Mutairi; Sultan Hamad Almutair. "Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Family Planning in Saudi Arabia, 2017". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70, 2, 2018, 345-348. doi: 10.12816/0043102
Alsaedi, J., Alakel, S., Alalmaei, A., Al-Mutairi, M., Almutair, S. (2018). 'Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Family Planning in Saudi Arabia, 2017', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(2), pp. 345-348. doi: 10.12816/0043102
Alsaedi, J., Alakel, S., Alalmaei, A., Al-Mutairi, M., Almutair, S. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Family Planning in Saudi Arabia, 2017. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 70(2): 345-348. doi: 10.12816/0043102

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Family Planning in Saudi Arabia, 2017

Article 27, Volume 70, Issue 2, January 2018, Page 345-348  XML PDF (309.13 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0043102
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Authors
Jumanah Ahmed Alsaedi1; Soliman Mohammed Alakel2; Abdulaziz Zaher Alalmaei3; Moodhi Rabih Al-Mutairi4; Sultan Hamad Almutair5
1Umm Al-Qura university
2King Abdulaziz University
3Imam Mohammd Ibn Saud Islamic University
4Qassim university
5KSAUHS
Abstract
Background: Understanding the knowledge and conceptions of Saudi population regarding family planning methods is important for increasing the public awareness and maintaining the health of the women. Objectives: Evaluating the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding the family planning methods in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: A cross-sectional community questionnaire based study was conducted among 560 adult married subjects in Saudi Arabia, from March to July 2017. Results: The most of included subjects had college degree, less than 3 children and were employee. The majority of subjects had good knowledge regarding the meaning, types and uses of contraceptives which resulted in high attitude and good practice pattern as 65.4% of subjects had good KAP toward family planning. Conclusion: The use of contraceptive types was quietly high among the Saudi subjects and this could be due to that most of the subjects had high educational degree. Keywords: 
Keywords
Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; Family Planning; contraceptives; kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA)
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