Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Family planning in conflict: results of crosssectional baseline surveys in three African countries. | McGinn et al. Conflict and Health 2011 5 11 http content 5 1 11 CONFLICT AND HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access Family planning in conflict results of crosssectional baseline surveys in three African countries 1 1 2 3 I- V 1 3 Therese McGinn Judy Austin Katherine Anfinson Ribka Amsalu Sara E Casey Shihab Ibrahim Fadulalmula AmrìQ I nnctrnn4 I 6 11 IiCC1 I OO- IriHCic5 I riot l io orc6 kdr i h I I I iHin 17 lonnifor Qch lochi 1 I Idicc2 QHiTỉror2 Anne Langston Louise Lee-Jones Janet Meyers Frederick Kintu Mubiru Jennifer Schlecht Melissa Sharer and Mary Yetter6 Abstract Background Despite the serious consequences of conflict for reproductive health populations affected by conflict and its aftermath face tremendous barriers to accessing reproductive health services due to insecurity inadequate numbers of trained personnel and lack of supplies. Family planning is often particularly neglected. Methods In six conflict-affected areas in Sudan northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo household surveys of married or in-union women of reproductive age were conducted to determine baseline measures of family planning knowledge attitudes and behaviors regarding contraception. Health facility assessments were carried out to assess baseline measures of family planning services availability. Data were doubleentered into CSPro and exported to SAS which was used to calculate descriptive statistics. The studies purposes were to guide program activities and to serve as a baseline against which program accomplishments could be measured. Results Knowledge of modern contraceptive methods was low relative to other sub-Saharan African countries and use of modern methods was under 4 in four sites in two sites with prior family planning services it was 12 and . From 30 to 40 of women reported they did not want a child within two years however and an additional 12 to 35 wanted no additional children suggesting a clear need for family planning .
