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ATIITUDES TO FAMILY PLANNING IN AN ABORIGINAL RURAL COMMUNITY BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE
Author(s) -
KAMIEN M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb140369.x
Subject(s) - family planning , misinformation , pill , family medicine , medicine , service (business) , intrauterine device , developed country , population , nursing , research methodology , environmental health , political science , business , law , marketing
A survey to assess attitudes to contraception and preferred methods of contraceptive practice was conducted amongst a sample of part‐Aboriginal women in order to obtain information on which to base a family planning programme. In the group surveyed there was a general awareness that pregnancies could be prevented. Twenty‐four per cent of women were definite in their rejection of any proposed contraceptive service, and another 24% were enthusiastic at the prospect of readily available family planning advice. The remaining 52% were undecided. Most of the available knowledge had come from peer groups. Sixty‐two per cent of women had misinformation about the Pill, 15% about the intrauterine device and 38% about tubal ligation. Fear of complications from contraception was their main reason for caution about accepting family planning. The survey indicated that a family planning service was warranted and that special care would be needed to correct the inaccurate beliefs about the most effective methods of contraception held by the majority of women in this community.