TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION
APPROVAL ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ACRONYMNS v
TABLE OF CONTENT vi
LIST OF TABLES ix
ABSTRACT x
CHAPTER ONE 1
GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 Introduction to the study 1
1.1 Background of the Study 2
1.2 Statement of Problem 4
1.3 Scope of Study 4
1.4 General Objectives 4
1.4.1 Specific Objectives 4
1.4.2 Significance of the Study 5
1.5 Justification 5
1.6 Conceptual Framework s
1.7 Definition of key terms 7
CHAPTER TWOS 8
LITERATURE REVIEW 8
2.0. Introduction 8
2.1. Human Right and Family Planning 8
2.1.1. The international conference of population development Cairo 1994 8
2.1.2. Beijing Plat form of Action (1995) 9
2.1.4. The International Convention on Social Economic and Cultural Rights; 10
2.3. National hrts instruments 11
2.3.1. Uganda Constitution 11
2.3.2. National health Policy 12
2.4. Family planning methods 12
2.5. Knowledge of family planning among women Ugandan women 13
2.6. Access to Family Planning services 14
2.7. The use of family planning services by women 15
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2.8. Unmet need for family planning by Ugandan women 16
2.7. Challenges faced by women worldwide regarding access and use of family planning
services 17
CHAPTER THREE 20
METHODOLOGY 20
3.0 Introduction 20
3.1 Research Design 20
3.2StudyArea 20
3.3 Study population 20
3.4 Sample size 20
3.5 Sample procedure 21
3.6 Methods of data collection 21
3.8. Data Analysis 21
3.9. Limitations of the study 22
3.10. Ethical consideration 22
CHAPTER FOUR 23
DATA PRESENTATION 23
4.0 Introduction 23
4.1 Demographic and social characteristics of respondents 23
4.1.1 Age 23
4.1.2 Occupation of the respondents 24
4.2 The meaning of the right to family planning 24
4.2 Usage of the F.P services 27
4.3 Challenges faced by the women in accessing and using family planning services 27
CHAPTER FIVE 29
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 29
5.0. Introduction 29
5.1 Discussion of findings 29
5.1.1 The Right to access and use family planning services by the women in Malangala sub
county 29
5.1.2 Services that make up reproductive health and family planning 30
5.1.3 Knowledge of Family planning and reproductive health (brochures, radio) 30
5.1.4 Privacy and confidentiality 31
5.1.5 Accessibility of services 31
ABSTRACT The research was carried out to find the Right to reproductive health-women’s access and use of family planning services in malangala sub-county, Mityana district. The objectives of the study was; to assess the challenges women face in accessing family planning services, to assess women knowledge of existing family planning services in Malangala sub-county and to establish the level of family planning service usage by women in Malangala. The study adopted a case study design on both qualitative and quantitative aspects. This method was preferred because it was an ideal method that could ease the collection of information from the respondents at both individual and group levels. The research design was descriptive in nature. The research findings were displayed in table form which has figures in percentage form. The researcher concluded that the ICESCR to which Uganda is a state party states that everyone has rights with regard to health Article 12.2a with a focus on maternal and reproductive health and article 2 of the UDHR that states that rights should apply to all human beings without any discrimination based on gender or race. The study recommended the MOH and NGOs that deal in reproductive health and family planning, funds should and must be injected in this area of Malangala in Mitiyana so the above problem can be solved. In my opinion, not a lot of money is need though the first step to be taken is sensitization of the masses both the women and men about the Right to family planning use and access.
