Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Aug;42(6):2449-2455. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2070839. Epub 2022 Jun 6.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to assess perception (of) and intention to use reproductive life plan among 500 female final year undergraduates of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Only 22% of the respondents were aware of RLP and 63% had good perception of RLP. Most (85.1%) had the intention to plan their pregnancy and 64.5% intended to use RLP as a tool for planning pregnancy. More respondents (85.8%) who were aware of family planning methods had intention to plan their pregnancy compared to those that were not (61.5%; = .015). Similarly, 65.8% of respondents who were aware of family planning methods had intention to use RLP compared to 23.1% of those who were not ( = .002). Respondents' awareness of the concept of RLP was poor and majority agreed to use RLP as a tool for planning pregnancy. Awareness of family planning methods was associated with intention to use RLP.Impact Statement Reproductive life plan (RLP) is a tool for setting goals in terms of childbearing. It outlines personal goals about pregnancy which includes having the desired number of children, avoiding unintended pregnancies and avoiding ill health that may threaten reproduction. RLP is a useful tool in preconception and the tool can adequately prepare young unmarried girls for motherhood, thus reducing the high rate of unintended pregnancy which remains a public health and social challenge especially in low income settings including Nigeria. This study has been able to bridge an existing gap in knowledge because no study has been conducted to assess the perception of RLP and intention to use it as a preconception tool in Nigeria. The results provided new information on the perception and intention to use reproductive life plan among female final year undergraduate students of University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The use of RLP serves as health promotion strategy to improve the health of each woman prior to conception by planning their pregnancies, identifying risk factors, providing education and stabilising medical conditions so as to optimise maternal and foetal outcomes.
一项描述性的横断面研究评估了 500 名尼日利亚伊巴丹大学的应届女本科生对生殖生活规划的认知和使用意向。只有 22%的受访者知道 RLP，而 63%的人对 RLP 的认知较好。大多数人（85.1%）有计划怀孕的意向，而 64.5%的人打算将 RLP 作为规划怀孕的工具。与不知道计划生育方法的人（61.5%；= 0.015）相比，知道计划生育方法的受访者（85.8%）更有计划怀孕的意向。同样，与不知道计划生育方法的人（23.1%；= 0.002）相比，知道计划生育方法的受访者（65.8%）更有使用 RLP 的意向。受访者对 RLP 概念的认识较差，大多数人同意将 RLP 作为规划怀孕的工具。对计划生育方法的认识与使用 RLP 的意向相关。
生殖生活规划（RLP）是设定生育目标的工具。它概述了个人关于怀孕的目标，包括想要的孩子数量、避免意外怀孕和避免可能威胁生育的健康问题。RLP 是孕前的有用工具，该工具可以为未婚年轻女孩做好充分的生育准备，从而降低意外怀孕率，这仍然是一个公共卫生和社会挑战，特别是在包括尼日利亚在内的低收入环境中。这项研究填补了尼日利亚在这方面的知识空白，因为以前没有研究评估尼日利亚女性对 RLP 的认知和使用意向。该研究结果提供了有关尼日利亚伊巴丹大学应届女本科生对生殖生活规划的认知和使用意向的新信息。使用 RLP 是一种健康促进策略，可以通过计划怀孕、识别风险因素、提供教育和稳定医疗状况来改善每个妇女在受孕前的健康状况，从而优化母婴结局。
