Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Planning among Married Evangelical Women in six Evangelical Churches in Gulele Sub city, Addis Ababa

Contents

Acknowledgements ii

List of Acronyms v

List of Tables and figures vi

Abstract vii

1. Introduction
1.1. Background and Statement of the problem
1.2. Rationale of the Study
1.3. Objectives of the study
1.3.1. General Objective of the study
1.3.2. Specific Objectives

2. Review of Literature
2.1. Religion and Family Planning
2.2. The Ethiopian Evangelical churches
2.2.1. Protestantism in Ethiopia
2.3. The Involvement of the Church in Family Planning Activities

3. Methodology
3.1. Study area
3.2. Study Design
3.3. Source Population
3.4. Study population
3.5. Inclusion criteria
3.6. Exclusion criteria
3.7. Sampling
3.7.1. Sample size determination
3.7.2 Sampling procedure
3.8. Data collection procedure
3.9. Variables of the study
3.9.1. Dependent (outcome) variables
3.9.2. Independent (Explanatory) Variables
3.10. Data Analysis
3.11. Ethical Consideration

4. Research Results, Findings and Discussion
4.1. Quantitative Data Result
4.1.1. Socio demographic information of the participants April, 2015. (n=164)
4.1.2. Results of the assessment of the knowledge of married evangelical women about family planning
4.1.3. Results of the assessment of the attitude of married evangelical women towards family planning
4.1.4. Results of the assessment of family planning practice of married evangelical women
4.2. Qualitative Data Result
4.2.1. General background of the church leaders interviewed
4.2.2. Church’s attitude towards family planning
4.2.3. Biblical and church teachings
4.3. Discussion
4.3.1. Knowledge about family planning
4.3.2. Practice of Family Planning
4.4. Strength and Limitation of the Study
4.4.1. Strength of the Study
4.4.2. Limitation of the study

5. Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1. Conclusion
5.2. Recommendation

Bibliography

Annexes

Annex 1. Participation consent form

Annex 2. English Questionnaire

Annex 3. Socio-Demographic Data of the Church leaders

Annex 4. Topic guide for in-depth interviews with church leaders