Table 2.
Distribution of family planning awareness items among Saudi primary health care attendees in Abha, Saudi Arabia
| Awareness items | Yes | No | Don’t know | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Percentage | No | Percentage | No | Percentage | |
| General knowledge | ||||||
| Is there disadvantage of multiparty more than 4 children | 171 | 55.0% | 123 | 39.5% | 17 | 5.5% |
| Ever heard of family planning | 253 | 80.6% | 61 | 19.4% | - | - |
| Correctly defined family planning | 213 | 68.1% | 23 | 7.3% | 77 | 24.6% |
| Is it possible that long-term use of contraceptive methods could cause permanent infertility | 122 | 39.1% | 62 | 19.9% | 128 | 41.0% |
| Family planning methods | ||||||
| Condom | 23 | 7.5% | 224 | 72.7% | 61 | 19.8% |
| Hormonal pills | 165 | 53.2% | 84 | 27.1% | 61 | 19.7% |
| Hormonal injections | 4 | 1.3% | 245 | 79.0% | 61 | 19.7% |
| Natural methods | 28 | 9.0% | 221 | 71.3% | 61 | 19.7% |
| Intrauterine device | 93 | 30.0% | 156 | 50.3% | 61 | 19.7% |
| Tubal ligation | 1 | 0.4% | 207 | 77.0% | 61 | 22.7% |
| Family planning methods complications | ||||||
| Bleeding | 65 | 20.8% | 186 | 59.6% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Weight gain | 66 | 21.2% | 184 | 59.2% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Nausea | 11 | 3.5% | 239 | 76.8% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Mastalgia | 13 | 4.2% | 238 | 76.3% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Headache | 28 | 9.0% | 222 | 71.4% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Moody | 128 | 41.2% | 122 | 39.2% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Clots | 75 | 24.0% | 176 | 56.4% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Inflammation | 24 | 7.7% | 227 | 72.8% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Dysmenorrhea | 2 | 0.6% | 249 | 79.8% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Infertility | 21 | 6.7% | 230 | 73.7% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Delayed fertility | 7 | 2.2% | 244 | 78.2% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Back pain | 1 | 0.3% | 250 | 80.1% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Depression | 2 | 0.6% | 249 | 79.8% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Hair loss | 9 | 2.9% | 242 | 77.6% | 61 | 19.6% |
| Uterine cancer | 8 | 2.8% | 213 | 75.5% | 61 | 21.6% |