Factors Affecting the Attitudes of Women toward Family Planning

Abstract

Everyone has the right to decide on the number and timing of children without discrimi- nation, violence and oppression, to have the necessary information and facilities for it, to access sexual and reproductive health services at the highest standard. Deficient or incor - rect family planning methods, wrong attitudes and behaviors toward the methods and con sequent unplanned pregnancies, increased maternal and infant mortality rates are the main health problems in most countries. Individuals’ learning modern family planning methods and having positive attitude for these methods may increase the usage of these methods and contributes the formation of healthy communities. It is considered important to examine the current attitudes and determinants in order to spread the choice of effective method.