“Induced Abortion” &“Sterilization” as Individual Methods of Contraception among Rural Married Women of Reproductive Age and Non Usage of Spacing Methods of Contraception - A Community Based Cross Sectional Study.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Aims and objectives: To study the prevalence of induced abortion and sterilization as individual method of contraception vs. spacing methods among rural married women and to find out the reasons for non usage of spacing methods of contraception. Materials and methods: An interview schedule was prepared based on the model survey questionnaire recommended by the WHO. Based on the sample size, 600 married women of reproductive age are selected from eligible couple register by random sampling method and their contraceptive practices studied. Results: Induced abortion as a routine method of contraception is undesirable, but it is practiced in certain circumstances under the provisions of MTP act 1972. In this study, it was found that 12% of the rural women had induced abortion at least once as a method of contraception and sterilization was found to be 58 %, whereas the usage of spacing methods of contraception was only 5.5% (P<0.001). The reasons attributed to non-usage of spacing methods were as followed; Breast feeding/postpartum - 22, Want to become pregnant - 46, Lack of knowledge -26, Opposition from partner - 15, Fear of side effect-59, Religious Belief- 3, Do not know-2. (P<0.001). Knowledge and contraceptive use: The overall awareness for any contraceptive was 92.3 % among the respondents. There was significant difference between the contraceptive users and non users with the knowledge status. (P<0.001)
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Kasthuri A, K. Mohana krishnan, Suganya A.
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