AWARENESS REGARDING REPRODUCTIE HEALTH RIGHTS AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGE WOMEN

Author Name: 1. Bishnu Bista, 2. Sandhya KC

Volume/Issue: 05/01

Country: Nepal

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/06.2024-22595457/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal.
2. Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal.

ABSTRACT

Reproductive and sexual health rights of the women is listed as one of the fundamental components of reproductive health program in Nepal. Women in developing countries including Nepal often faced limited access to health services and education followed by poverty and deeply rooted societal myths, cultural and sexual norms. The objective of the study is to find out the awareness regarding reproductive health rights among reproductive age women .A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted total of 90 reproductive age women who docile in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. Non-probability i.e. convenience sampling technique was used to recruit the desired sample. Data was collected daily from September 14, 2021, to November 15, 2021, through a structured interview schedule. The obtained data were entered in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 20) and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding of this study shows that only 46.7% of respondents had a low level of awareness regarding reproductive health rights. The majority (52.2%) were of age group 19 to 39 years, Brahmin/Chhetri ethnicity (41.1%), Hinduism (58.9%), and living in nuclear family (54.3%). They were aware of family planning service (73.2%), safe abortion (70.7%) and sex education and sexually transmitted infections (68.9%) as components of reproductive health rights. There is a statistically significant association between level of awareness and selected socio-demographic variables i.e first age of marriage (P= 0.028), respondent’s occupation (P= 0.018) and spouse occupation (P= 0.005), and family monthly income (P= 0.009). It is concluded that majority of reproductive age women are unaware about reproductive health rights. It is recommended that a comprehensive program on reproductive health rights should be conducted with blended to other development projects by local authorities to promote awareness in communities.

Key words: Awareness, Reproductive Health Rights, Reproductive Age Women