Table 4a.
Family planning practices as recorded among Saudi primary health care attendees in Abha, Saudi Arabia
| Practice items | No | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have you used any family planning methods in the past | No | 146 | 46.5% |
| Yes | 168 | 53.5% | |
| Family pressure | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Causes of not/using it | Spousal wish | 7 | 2.2% |
| Religious | 5 | 1.6% | |
| Couple decision | 204 | 65.0% | |
| Types of contraceptive methods used in the past | Condom | 4 | 2.4% |
| Hormonal | 112 | 67.1% | |
| Copper IUD | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Natural | 14 | 8.4% | |
| Surgical | 36 | 21.6% | |
| Duration of using it | <1 year | 43 | 25.6% |
| 1-2 | 55 | 32.7% | |
| >2 years | 70 | 41.7% | |
| Are you currently using contraceptive methods | No | 221 | 70.4% |
| Yes | 93 | 29.6% | |
| Types of contraceptive methods currently using | Condom | 2 | 2.2% |
| Hormonal | 46 | 49.5% | |
| Copper IUD | 1 | 1.1% | |
| Natural | 15 | 16.1% | |
| Surgical | 28 | 30.1% | |
| Tubal ligation | 1 | 1.1% | |
| Duration of current method | <1 year | 24 | 25.8% |
| 1-2 | 26 | 28.0% | |
| >2 years | 43 | 46.2% | |
| If not using, why? | Pregnancy | 39 | 17.6% |
| Refused | 69 | 31.2% | |
| No spouse support | 22 | 10.0% | |
| Fear of side-effects | 26 | 11.8% | |
| Using natural methods | 11 | 5.0% | |
| Old age | 13 | 5.9% | |
| Want child | 17 | 7.7% | |
| Breast feeding | 14 | 6.3% | |
| Doctor advice | 14 | 6.3% | |
| Others | 8 | 3.6% | |