tailieunhanh - KAP SURVEY regarding REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Technical notes (on page 331) provide information detailing the specific data sources for key indicators as well as guidance for the interpretation of the statistics. Official United Nations estimates are used for all MDG indicators. These figures are supplemented, as necessary, by additional standard data sources. Information on social and political contexts and policy priorities have been obtained from UNFPA country offices and standard United Nations reports. National statistics may differ from the UN estimates due to delays in reporting or incorporation of new estimates into UN databases, application of methodologies adjusting data to increase cross-country comparability and use of non-standard methodologies. Any discrepancies deserve attention in the formulation of national programme strategies and. | KAP SURVEY regarding REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KABUL 15 to 31 October 2002 Conducted by IbnSina Public Health Program for Afghanistan Afghanistan ICRH International Centre for Reproductive Health University of Ghent Belgium Dr. Kathia van Egmond Funded by VLIR Flemish Inter-University Board Belgium DGIC Directorate-General for International Cooperation Belgium LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS DGIC Directorate-General for International Cooperation Belgium FP Family Planning ICPD International Conference on Population and Development Cairo 1994 ICPD 5 5-year Review and Appraisal of Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action 1999 ICRH International Centre for Reproductive Health University Ghent IUD Intra Uterine Device KAP Knowledge Attitudes and Practices MCH Mother and Child Health RH Reproductive Health STI Sexually Transmitted Infections TBA Traditional Birth Attendant UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children s Fund VLIR Flemish Inter-University Board WHO World Health Organisation 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY p 5 INTRODUCTION p11 SURVEY OBJECTIVES p 11 METHODOLOGY p11 SURVEY RESULTS p 13 1. Characteristics of the Survey population p 13 2. Obstetrical indicators p18 3. Antenatal Care p 22 4. Safe delivery p 23 5. Maternal mortality p 29 6. Family planning p 30 7. Sexually Transmitted Infections p 36 8. Health and Gender issues p 37 FACTORS DETERMINING SOME RH INDICATORS p 41 A. Factors associated with the use of RH services p 41 B. Influence of formal education on RH parameters p 47 LIMITATIONS BIASES p 49 CONCLUSION p 51 RECOMMENDATIONS p 53 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT p 57