A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Awareness of Safe Abortion And Emergency Contraception In Rural And Urban Women of Reproductive Age
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
Objective: A comparative study to evaluate the Awareness of Safe Abortion and Emergency Contraception among rural and urban women of reproductive age. Methodology: A cross sectional prospective study was conducted among 500 married women between age group of 18-45 years attending OBG OPD at Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Bharath University, Chrompet, Chennai, India by employing random sampling method. All the women willing to participate were interviewed with pre-tested questionnaire after obtaining informed consent. Results: Out of 500 women studied, age of participants, years of marital life, educational status of the patient and spouse, socio-economic status, religion, working status and parity had significant role in the assessment of knowledge and attitude on safe abortion and emergency contraception use. Conclusion: The awareness of safe abortion and emergency contraception is dismal in our country, the main reasons being illiteracy, lack of adequate knowledge, lack of access to medical fraternities and increased stigma about abortion. The focus should be to increase the knowledge and to have regulations in place to curb indiscriminate distribution of the drugs used for medical abortion over the counter by local pharmacists. Every endeavor should be made to reduce the menace of the rampant use of medical abortifacients and its consequences on maternal morbidity. Emergency contraception should be promoted by creating awareness and should be made easily accessible and available to women to meet their unmet needs.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Nirupa. S, MD. , Dr. Saraswathi. K, MD
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