| dc.description.abstract | Contraception is the prevention of pregnancy
by interfering with the process of conception.
Information on knowledge, attitude and practice
regarding contraceptive methods are scanty.
Therefore, it is vital to study this aspect among
female garment factory workers as an attempt
to reduce abortion-related maternal deaths and
unintended pregnancies of garment factory
workers. A descriptive cross-sectional study
was carried out in Free Trade Zone, Katunayake
in Gampaha district and included 426 female
garment factory workers aged between 15-45
years. Data was collected using a pre-tested selfadministered
questionnaire. The majority of the
study population was Sinhala (90.4%), Buddhist
(86.5%). More than half of the participants
(52.5%) were married. The overall knowledge
on contraceptive methods was poor (57.7%).
Participants had good knowledge on oral
contraceptive pills (OCP) and condoms relative to
other methods of contraception. The knowledge
on implants, LRT and vasectomy was very poor. It
was revealed that 53% of participants had neutral
attitudes on contraceptives while OCP was the
most common (37.6%) method and the next
preferred method was male condoms (26.2%).
There was a significant association between age
and marital status with knowledge and attitude
on contraceptive methods. Significant association
was not found between level of education,
religion and nationality with knowledge, attitude
and practice of contraceptive methods. It was
identified that the health care professionals were
the source of information for many participants of
the study (73%) followed by books, magazines and
leaflets (15%). Reproductive health educational
programs are highly recommended to address the
inadequate knowledge. | en_US |
