The Role Of Socio-cultural Factors In Promoting Modern Family Planning Methods Among Rural Women In Gweri Sub-county, Soroti District.
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2025-08-19
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Uganda Christian University
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The adoption and utilization of family planning services is still a global problem with governments still struggling to increase access and affordability. This study determined the role of socio-cultural factors in promoting modern family planning methods among rural women in Gweri sub-county. Specifically, the study analyzed the effect of religion on use of condoms as a modern family planning method in Gweri sub-county and assessed the effect of cultural beliefs on using pills as a modern family planning method in Gweri sub-county. The study also determined the effect of cultural values on using Intra-uterine devices as a modern family planning method in Gweri sub-county. The study used a mixed research approach using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data was collected from 63 participants in the study area who were selected using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. Data was collected by use of self-administered questionnaires and interviews and then presented in frequency tables and data analysis was majorly by use of frequencies percentages, mean, average mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study shows that cultural beliefs that prevent women from making their own decisions negatively impact the implementation of family planning services and cultural beliefs and level of education affect usage of family planning methods and hence population increase, findings also show that Community beliefs determine individual childbearing preferences and sexual and reproductive behavior and people choose contraceptive methods that are commonly used in their community. Additionally, findings indicate that cultural beliefs that prevent women from making their own decisions negatively impact the implementation of family planning services and cultural beliefs and level of education affect usage of family planning methods and hence population increase. Findings further revealed that community beliefs determine individual childbearing preferences and sexual and reproductive behavior and people choose contraceptive methods that are commonly used in their community. Other findings revealed that cultural factors that can influence family planning discussions and cultural values guide interactions and these values can come into conflict with the values of a dominant cultural group and can fail family planning adoption. Even beliefs in some communities according to the finding view the use of contraception implies sexual promiscuity and cultural values affect decisions making on family planning adoption and this was revealed in the findings. The study recommended that government sand stakeholders should put in place reforms to address gender discrimination and involve men in family planning. Other recommendation includes increasing access to family planning services particularly to rural areas.