Factors Affecting Family Planning Literacy Among Childbearing Women in the Semi-Urban Areas of Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Family planning (FP) allows individuals to decide if and when to have children. It includes information and services related to contraceptives i.e. pills, implants, IUDs, and surgical procedures, and also provides information on how to become pregnant for individuals who are ready to have children.¹ Health Literacy is the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services.² If we combine these 2 aspects we obtain the concept of family planning literacy we define family planning literacy as the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services related to family planning, which is a significant social determinant of health and essential in changing people’s attitudes towards accepting and taking various recommended family planning methods.³