Present situation and determinants of knowledge-attitude-practice of reproductive health in induced abortion female’s partners

Objective To analyze the current status and determinants of knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) of reproductive health in induced abortion female’s partners and to provide scientific evidence to improve the male’s participation in the reproductive health. Methods This research selected 382 induced abortion female’s partners who accompanied the female to the hospital from 3 hospitals in Changsha as the respondents by stratified random sampling method during August to October in 2016. Self-designed questionnaires were used to investigate the causes of unexpected pregnancy and current status of KAP of reproductive health in induced abortion female’s partners. Results The induced abortion was caused by accidental pregnancy, which 58.36% was due to contraceptive failure, while 35.01% was due to unprotected sex; the overall average score of Reproductive Health KAP among induced abortion female’s partners was 163.32±15.53, the average score of knowledge was 58.89±6.67, the average score of attitude was 65.09±7.56, the average score of behavior was 39.35±5.94. ANOVA analysis showed that the age, the degree of education, personal monthly income, family average monthly income, the partner’s degree of education, the relationship status of parents, the relationship status with the partner and the number of children had significant differences on the overall KAP score of reproductive health in the induced abortion female’s partners (P<0.05). Conclusion The attitude to reproductive health of the induced abortion female’s partners was relatively positive. However, the level of knowledge and practice required improvement, especially for the contraception. The methods that aimed to improve the situation could be made based on these factors. Key words: Induced abortion; Partner; Participation in reproductive health; Knowledge-attitude-behavior; Determinants