Awareness regarding emergency contraception among married women attending urban health centre, Berhampur, Odisha, India

Authors

  • Ranjeeta Nayak Department of Community Medicine, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha, India
  • Manasi Panda Department of Community Medicine, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha, India
  • Sarmistha Padhy Department of Community Medicine, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha, India
  • Kumar Guru Mishra Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200229

Keywords:

Abortion, Emergency contraception, Family planning, Knowledge, Practice

Abstract

Background: In India unplanned pregnancy and illegal abortions still remains a problem. Unintended early pregnancy and frequent childbearing contribute to high pregnancy related morbidity and mortality which can be prevented by use of suitable contraceptives. In circumstances where women are unable to exercise sexual and reproductive decision making, introduction of emergency contraceptive pills may provide important back up option to enable women to control their fertility.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between August- October 2016 among 215 married women of reproductive age group attending the Urban Health Center, Berhampur, to study the awareness about most common methods of contraception, decision-making regarding contraceptive and knowledge and practice of emergency contraceptive pills.

Results: This study concludes that most commonly used method was Oral contraceptive pills (28.3%) and major source of information regarding different methods of contraception were through friends and relatives (44.6%). Awareness about emergency contraception mostly came through television. Of those aware of ECPs (14.4%) only 16.1% had used it in their lifetime.

Conclusions: Although there is awareness about contraceptives methods, knowledge and practice of emergency contraception is low.

References

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Macro International. 2007. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2005-06, India: Key Findings. Available at: https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/SR128/SR128_updated_09-22-2015.pdf. Accessed 12 Aug 2016.

Park K, Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. 23rd Edition. Jabalpur: Banarasidas Bhanot; 2015:481.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Family Welfare Statistics in India 2011. Available at: https://mohfw.gov.in/documents/staistics. Accessed 22 Jul 2015.

Chaudhuri S K. Practice of Fertility Control: A Comprehensive Manual. 7th Edition. Noida: Saurabh Printers; 2013:163.

Makade GK , Padhyegurjar M, Padhyegurjar BS, Kulkarni RN. Study of contraceptive use among married women in a slum in Mumbai. National J Com Med. 2012 Jan-March;3(1):40-3.

Sharma A, Sharma U, Acharya R, Chaudhary P, Chaudhary A. Acceptability and practice of contraception and frequency of induced abortions in married women of reproductive age group, in a tertiary-care hospital. Int J Med Sci Public Health. 2015;4(6):845-8.

Mittal S, Anandalakshmy PN, Lakhtakia M. Socio-demographic profile of emierciency contraceptive users. Parity. 2003 Dec 1;25(1):8.

Chopra S, Dhariwal L. Knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception in urban population of North India. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2010 Feb;281:273-7.

Takkar N, Goel P, Saha PK, Dua D. Contraceptive practices and awareness of emergency contraception in educated working women. Ind J Med Sci. 2005 Apr;59(4):143-9

Puri S, Bhatia V, Swami H M, Singh A, Sehgal A, Kaur AP. Awareness Of Emergency Contraception Among Female College Students In Chandigarh, India. Indian J Med Sci. 2007 Jun;61(6):338-46.

Corinne HR, Shankar M, Sreevathsa A, Krishnan S. Acceptability and use of emergency contraception among married women in Bangalore, India. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Apr;121(1):64-8.

Downloads

Published

2020-01-27

How to Cite

Nayak, R., Panda, M., Padhy, S., & Mishra, K. G. (2020). Awareness regarding emergency contraception among married women attending urban health centre, Berhampur, Odisha, India. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 8(2), 524–528. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200229

Issue

Section

Original Research Articles