Ali, Savera Aziz

Ali, Sumera Aziz

Bano, Gulshan

Mawani, Minaz

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eCommons@AKUSchool of Nursing & Midwifery Faculty of Health SciencesJuly 2016Important strategies for effective family planningcounselingSavera Aziz AliAga Khan University, savera.azizali@aku.eduMinaz MawaniAga Khan University, minaz.mawani@aku.eduGulshan BanoAga Khan UniversitySumera Aziz AliAga Khan University, sumera.ali@aku.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_sonPart of the Counseling Commons, Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsCommons, Nursing Midwifery Commons, Obstetrics and Gynecology Commons, Public HealthCommons, and the Sociology CommonsRecommended CitationAli, S. A., Mawani, M., Bano, G., Ali, S. A. (2016). Important strategies for effective family planning counseling. Reproductive System &Sexual Disorders, 5(3), 184-184.Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_son/344Important Strategies for Effective Family Planning CounselingSavera Aziz Ali1, Minaz Mawani2, Gulshan Bano3 and Sumera Aziz Ali3*1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan2Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan3Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan*Corresponding author: Ali SA, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, Tel: +92 21 34930051; E-mail:sumera.ali@aku.eduRec date: July 13, 2016; Acc date: July 18, 2016; Pub date: July 25, 2016Copyright: © 2016 Ali SA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use,distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Citation: Ali SA, Mawani M, Bano G, Ali SA (2016) Important Strategies for Ef fective Family Planning Counseling. Reprod Syst Sex Disord 5: 184. doi:10.4172/2161-038X.1000184To Editor,Counseling is one of the important domains to promote the healthand well-being of individuals. Counseling can be done for differentpurposes including personal hygiene antenatal care, and familyplanning [1]. Counseling about family planning is a challenging skillwhich is learned by the health care providers during their trainingperiod and later on they use their skill to ensure that client’sreproductive health is maintained [2].The holistic approach of counseling is considered as acomprehensible approach theoretically but sometimes it becomesdifficult to apply in real life [3]. Counseling is more than a suggestionand it is highly important to develop an insight in a client about herproblem [4].Firstly in-depth assessment regarding the use of contraceptivemethods and root cause analysis of method failure need to be done foreffective counseling. Secondly, in-depth assessment of client needs byinvolving both partners is also important. Husband’s involvement isessential during counseling because pregnancy planning is the jointresponsibility of couple. The support from client’s partner is veryimportant for adapting any contraceptive method. The quality ofcouple’s relationship and inter-spousal communication and its effect oncontraceptive use has been supported by literature [5]. Spousalcommunication has been identified as a good predictor of counselingfor contraceptive use [6].Futhermore, theoretical knowledge needs to be applied practicallyand a lot of practice is required to convince the clients in an ethicalway. Moreover, an expert opinion of the experts is always requiredregarding family planning counseling by integrating differentapproaches to family planning counseling [7,8]. Such sensitive issuesneed to be discussed with the client by having enough knowledgeabout the contraceptive methods. Furthermore, a strong rapport needsto be established with clients to discuss sexual and reproductive healthrelated issues without hesitation [9]. Lastly, client should be givenmultiple options to select the method for herself through informedchoices [10]. The above-mentioned tips can make the counseling forFamily Planning more effective to enhance the uptake of contraceptivemethods.AcknowledgementThis was written as a part of BsCN assignments at Aga KhanUniversity.References1. Gavin L, Moskosky S, Carter M, Curtis K, Glass E, et al. (2014) Providingquality family planning services. MMWR Morbidity & Mortality WeeklyReport 63: 1-29.2. Sarfraz M, Hamid S (2014) Challenges in delivery of skilled maternal care–experiences of community midwives in Pakistan. BMC pregnancy andchildbirth 14: 59.3. Hamilton JD (2014) Gestalt in pastoral care and counseling: A holisticapproach: Routledge.4. Sierra J (2014) Counseling: an expression of the ministry of the church. TheAsbury Journal 69: 74-88.5. Link CF (2011) Spousal communication and contraceptive use in ruralNepal: an event history analysis. Stud Fam Plann 42: 83-92.6. Akanbi MA, Ogbari ME, Akinbola OA, Amusan TA, Ogunmiloro SF(2011) The effect of interspousal communication on contraceptive useamong married couples in alimosho local government area of Ipaja, LagosState, Nigeria. Society and Development 1: 29-36.7. Hanna K, Rodger S (2002) Towards family‐centred practice in paediatricoccupational therapy: A review of the literature on parent–therapistcollaboration. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 49: 14-24.8. Ettorre E (1999) Experts as ‘storytellers’ in reproductive genetics: exploringkey issues. Sociology of Health & Illness 21: 539-559.9. McWilliam R, Tocci L, Harbin GL (1998) Family-centered services serviceproviders' discourse and behavior. Topics in Early Childhood SpecialEducation 18: 206-221.10. Kim YM, Kols A, Mucheke S (1998) Informed choice and decision-makingin family planning counseling in Kenya. Int Fam Plann Persp 24: 4-11.Reproductive System & SexualDisorders: Current Research Ali et al., Reprod Syst Sex Disord 2016, 5:3 DOI: 10.4172/2161-038X.1000184Letter to Editor Open AccessReprod Syst Sex DisordISSN:2161-038X RSSD, an open access journal Volume 5 • Issue 3 • 1000184Reproductive System & Sexual DisordersISSN: 2161-038X

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