Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 1642
• Main Authors: Nanvubya, Annet, Wanyenze, Rhoda K, Nakaweesa, Teddy, Mpendo, Juliet, Kawoozo, Barbarah, Matovu, Francis, Nabukalu, Sarah, Omoding, Geoffrey, Kaweesi, Jed, Ndugga, John, Kamacooko, Onesmus, Chinyenze, Kundai, Price, Matt, Van Geertruyden, Jean Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.11.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abnormalities; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adolescent; Adult; AIDS; Awareness; Contraception Behavior; Contraceptives; Correlation; Cross-Sectional Studies; Family planning; Family Planning Services; Female; Fishing; Fishing communities; Fishing villages; Health aspects; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health literacy; HIV; Households; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Lakes; Middle Aged; Satisfactory knowledge; Side effects; Sterility; Surveys; Uganda; Women; Young Adult; Uganda; Kenya; Lake Victoria; Africa; Satisfactory knowledge; Family planning; Fishing communities; Awareness

Knowledge of family planning (FP) is a key determinant of contraceptive use which ultimately plays a role in attainment of good health and in conduct of clinical research. People living in fishing communities (FCs) have limited access to health services including FP and are targeted for future clini...