Comparison of rural and urban contraceptive methods preferences among married women in Malaysia, 2018

Nor Azah Samot @ Samat

Comparison of rural and urban contraceptive methods preferences among married women in Malaysia, 2018

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Title

Comparison of rural and urban contraceptive methods preferences among married women in Malaysia, 2018

Type

Article

Main Author

Nor Azah Samot @ Samat

Additional Authors

Shazlyn Milleana Shaharudin

Subject

GV Recreation Leisure

ISSN

2331-8880

Language Code

eng

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Place of Production

Tanjung Malim

Publisher

Fakulti Sains dan Matematik

Year of publication

2021

Notes

Universal Journal of Public Health

Degree Type

Others

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Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

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Abstract

Contraceptive use among women remains an important public health intervention. Imperatively, the equality of family planning access between rural and urban areas allows all women to have the same opportunities to receive family planning service towards better well-being of families. The study aims at comparing the family planning preferences among women aged 15 to 49 throughout Malaysia in 2018 according to the geographical locations of rural and urban areas. This is important for resource planning and allocation to the National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB) clinic based on the locations. The data were collected from 49 NPFDB clinics throughout Malaysia. A total of 3668 married women aged 15 to 49 years used the family planning service in this NPFDB clinic in 2018. In this study, descriptive, Chi-Square, and logistic regression analyses were carried out to compare the patterns and preferences of contraceptive use. The results analysis shows that implant is the most popular method among all other contraceptive methods provided by the NPFDB clinics. Specifically, in both rural and urban areas, the three most popular contraceptive methods among married women in Malaysia in 2018 are implant, pill, and condom. Findings of the analysis based on the Chi-Square test show that age group, education levels, and different types of contraception methods were identified to have a significant association with the locations of either rural or urban areas. In conclusion, this study found that women who used implants as a method of contraceptives were often younger, better educated, and lived in an urban area. Therefore, the family planning providers especially NPFDB clinics play a key role in providing information, educating couples, and promoting the use of different family planning methods so that better family well-being could be achieved. Copyright ? 2021 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License

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