Dynamics of contraceptive use among women attending multi-speciality hospital in Faridabad district of Haryana

Authors

  • Shweta Mendiratta Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad, Haryana, India
  • Bhushan D. Kamble Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • Pooja Chaudhary Thukral Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20212227

Keywords:

Contraception, Knowledge, Practice, Adult women

Abstract

Background: Population of India is growing at a very fast rate while its resources are limited which will lead to decrease in per capita availability of resources. Contraceptive methods are the simplest way to address this issue of population explosion by preventing the unwanted pregnancies. The objective of this study was to assess awareness and practices regarding contraceptive use and its determinants among women attending gynecology OPD of multi-specialty hospital in Faridabad district of Haryana.  

Methods: A cross-sectional study was planned among 200 patients from gynecology OPD in a multi-specialty hospital of Faridabad district of Haryana. The questionnaire consisted of questions about socio-demographic data and data related contractive awareness and practices. Data was analyzed by SPSS software version 21.0.

Results: Mean age of study subjects was 29.4±4.3 years. Out of 200 participants, about one fourth (77.5%) were aware about contraception and more than half (59.5%) of them were using contraception methods. Factors like age and education status, occupation and area of residence were found to be statistically significantly (p<0.001) associated with contraception knowledge and practice. Barrier method was most common method of contraception followed by Oral contraceptive pills.

Conclusions: This study concludes that knowledge about contraception was high as about one fourth (77.5%) were aware about contraception while practice of contraception was relatively low as compare to knowledge as two fifth (40.5%) of them were not using any contraception methods. So, there is a need to increase awareness about importance of contraception practice among study population.

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2021-05-27

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Mendiratta, S., Kamble, B. D., & Thukral, P. C. (2021). Dynamics of contraceptive use among women attending multi-speciality hospital in Faridabad district of Haryana. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 9(6), 1621–1627. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20212227

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