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KMID : 0353019750120020318
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Korean Journal of Public Health
1975 Volume.12 No. 2 p.318 ~ p.326
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A Study on Husbands´ Knowledge,Attitudes and Practice of Family Planning in Rural Korea
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Abstract
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The majority of the past surveys on the family planning KAP (Knowledge Attitudes Practice) was solely directed to female respondents whereas the husbands still have dominating influence upon the important decisions in the Korean family. The survey directed to the husbands has never been carried out, particularly in rural Korea. Therefore, in order to collect the basic information on the husbands´ KAP states, this study was conducted in September 1973. The interviews were made with 434 husbands residing in the central part of Dongnae Area of Shindong Myon, Choonseong country of Kangwon Province. Some of the data were indirectly compared for analysis with the information on the 828 wives who were seperately interviewed in the same Myon area in May of 1973. Some of the major findings are as follows.
1. The general level of husbands on the contraceptives is lower than that of wives except on the male methods such as condom and vasectomy (See table 1-1).
2. The husbands´ information on the neightbors´ practice of the various contraceptiv methods also extremely lacks except on the condom users. Condom seems to be a method most prevailing in the area (See table 1-2).
3. Husbands´ attitudes toward various methods are rather negative in general. However, 50.5 percent of husbands have favorable attitudes toward condom whereas 19.0 percent of them have negative attitudes toward it (See table 2-2).
4. The ideal number of son was 1.7 among those husbands who had ever practiced or were currently practicing whereas that of never practiced husbands was 1.9.
5. The surrently practicing nate reported by the husvands was 25.8 precent while 25.4 percent of husbands were saying that they were not sure whether their wives were practicing or not. This indicates extreme indifference and irresponsibility among husbands. Strong education program approaching husbands is badly needed.
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