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    Client-Related Factors Influencing Contraception Uptake among Postpartum Women in Kitui County, Kenya
    (AJMW, 2025-06) Mwanza, Judith N.; Gitonga, Eliphas M.; Mugo, Judy
    Background/Aims Low postpartum contraception uptake is a major public health concern, as it contributes to the rising incidence of unintended pregnancies among postpartum women. This results in increased maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rates. This study’s aim was to assess the influence of client-related factors on the uptake of postpartum contraception among postpartum women. Methods This mixed-methods study was carried out in two purposively selected health facilities in Kitui County, Kenya. For quantitative data, 228 randomly sampled postpartum women completed semi-structured questionnaires and responses were analysed using Chi-squared and Fisher’s exact tests to establish factors related to postpartum contraceptive uptake. For qualitative data, four focus group discussions were held with 40 postpartum women and key informant interviews were carried out with department in-charges at the two health facilities, exploring perceptions of factors influencing postpartum contraceptive uptake. The qualitative data were analysed thematically. Results There was a significant association between uptake of postpartum contraception and multiple factors, including: age (P=0.004), ethnicity (P=0.036), religion (P=0.027), education (P=0.013), residence (P...
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    nfluence of male targeted short message service on knowledge, nature of attitude and male involvement on uptake of family planning among spouses in Marsabit County, Kenya
    (Medip Academy, 2024-09-20) Matoke, Vincent O.; Gitonga, Eliphas M.; Owaka, Isaac O.; Okari, Geoffrey M.; Mutabazi, Michel; Ogutu, Gideon M.; Odhiambo, Felix B.; Anyika, Daniel K.; Salima, Ruth; Okenyoru, Douglas S.
    Background:Family planning services helps the individuals or couples to regulate the number and determine healthy spacing and timing of pregnancies. Globally, contraceptive prevalence stands at 49.0%, Sub-Saharan Africa at 29.0%, Kenya at 56.9% and Marsabit County at 5.6%. Some of the reasons given for low uptake include low knowledge level, negative attitude and lack of male involvement on family planning matters. This study aimed at establishing the influence of male targeted short message service on knowledge, nature of attitude and male involvement on uptake of family planning among spouses in Marsabit County.Methods:A pre-test and post-test quasi experimental study design was adopted involving randomly selected 220 couples from Laisamis (control group) and Moyale (intervention group) sub-counties. Intervention of male targeted short message service was offered weekly to male spouses from Moyale sub-county. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Data analysis was done using SPSS. All the required ethical and logistical considerations were adhered to accordingly.Results:Male targeted short message service increased level of knowledge significantly (OR 4.173, p=0.001), changed nature of attitude (OR 2.7335, p=0.004) and male involvement in family planning (OR 4.4306, p=0.001).Conclusions:The study concluded male targeted SMS intervention increased level of knowledge, attitude changed and males were involved. The County government of Marsabit should engage opinion leaders in family planning to help in educating and changing the attitude of the men towards family planning.Keywords: Attitude, Family planning, Knowledge,Male targeted short message service1Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Health Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya2Department of Community Health and Development, Faculty of Science, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya3Department of Family Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, Kenyatta University,Nairobi, Kenya4Department of Health Management and Informatics, School of Health Sciences, Kenyatta University,Nairobi, Kenya5Department of Health Systems Management and Development, School of Public Health, Amref International University,Nairobi, KenyaReceived:09 August 2024Revised:18 September 2024Accepted:20 September 2024*Correspondence:Dr.Vincent O. Matoke,E-mail: omwengavincent96@yahoo.comCopyright:© the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20243274