Analysis on influencing factor for informed choice of family planning among rural women

  Objective   To analyse the factors which might influence informed choice of contraceptives.

  Methods   1 479 rural women in Hubei province were surveyed with questionnaires.Data were processed with methods of single factor analysis and multiple factor analysis.

  Results   The subjectivesc educational background, their attitude toward contraceptives, their ability to choose contraceptives and the fact whether they had received contraceptive consulting were positively related to the degree of awareness of the informed choice, while age was negatively associated with it.

  Conclusion   More attention should be paid to those who are older, at lowereducational level and unable to make informed choice of contraceptives.Efforts should be made to seek their cooperation in contraceptive counseling and in making informed choice of contr aceptives.