KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG 4P’s (PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM) FEMALE GRANTEES OF BARANGAY BASAG BUTUAN CITY, PHILIPPINES
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contraceptives, knowledge, attitude, practices, and 4P’s female grantees
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This study generally sought to determine the extent of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KPA) of contraceptives use of female Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’s) grantees of Brgy. Basag, Butuan City. Specifically, relevant socio-demographic profiles of respondents were assessed and determination of any significant association with KPA were also evaluated. This national government program, as human development measure provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, nutrition, and the education of children. Results showed that majority of the respondents belong to the age group 35-39, were married, Roman Catholics, attained education at the high school level, have 3-4 living children, high unemployment rate , conceived with 0-3 pregnancies and most of them have no abortion incidence, a 3-5 years gap between siblings , had 3-4 children and information were accessed through local health centers. Ninety-one percent of the respondents used contraception citing limiting the number of children and avoidance of pregnancy as main reasons. Majority were availing the modern method using pills and were not experiencing side effects. A high knowledge, high positive attitude and high practices towards the use of contraceptives were determined. No significant associations were established between sociodemographic profiles and their knowledge, attitude and practices. However, a strong to very strong relationship was determined between knowledge, attitude, and practices. The more respondents acquired more knowledge, the more they practiced using contraceptives and had a favorable attitude toward their activities and newly acquired knowledge. The data obtained from this study will served as the baseline information on addressing maternal health challenges among the 4Ps women. Further studies on periodic assessment on the program implementation covering a larger number of beneficiaries from both rural and urban communities can be conducted to determine the general picture of the extent of success of the program leading to an improved design and implementation of public policies.
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