The progress of family planning in Uganda has been hindered by the public’s misconceptions about the practice according to Adongo Janet the capacity coordinator Marie Stopes Uganda.

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Adongo says that the family planning prevalence rate varies from urban to rural which gives a national percentage of 24% according to statistics.

Adongo explains that the low prevalence is due to the fact that most women still depend on male decision on whether to use family planning or not adding that the failure to have a variety of family planning methods and enough trained medical personnel has also hindered the success of family planning especially in rural areas.

According to research, most people who use family planning are those in the reproductive stage which is between 15 and 45 years of age.

Adongo observes that the misconceptions about family planning are due to the fact that most people lack good information about the practice.

She however says that family planning methods sometimes have side effects which she says can be corrected if the user goes through the methods of taking family planning.

By By Rogers Sunday