Situation and some factors affecting the birth of the third child or more in 03 communes Na Nghiu, Chieng Khoong and Chieng Khuong, Song Ma district, Son La province in 2022

Abstract

A cross - sectional descriptive study was conducted on 449 mothers giving birth in 2022 to describe the current situation and analyze some factors affecting giving birth to a third or more children in 03 communes of Son La province in 2022. The results showed that the rate of mothers giving birth to a third child or more in the three communes was 22.3%; The main reasons for having a third child or more were wanting to have many children (81%), wanting to have more well-adjusted children (52%) and wanting a son to continue the family line (49.0%); The rate of mothers not using contraceptives or using traditional contraceptives was high (96%); 94.2% of mothers had knowledge about the Population Ordinance; 92.7% of mothers did not know about the cases of giving birth to a third child or more. It was necessary to increase learning about contraceptive methods, advocate, advise and improve the quality of family planning services, thereby raising people’s awareness and reproductive practices from choosing and using current contraceptive methods. Great replacement for traditional contraceptives; mobilize and educate community awareness about the rights and obligations stipulated in the Population Ordinance and the Decrees amending and implementing gender equality.