Cross-sectional study on the modern contraceptive usage among married women of reproductive age in a village of South Tamilnadu.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: Proper utilization of contraceptives can bring down the mortality & morbidity among mothers and their children and also bring about social & psychological development of the family as a whole. Contraceptive use in Tamilnadu has unexpectedly come down. Interventions that had worked previously might no longer be working. Objectives: To determine the use of modern contraceptives among married women & to study the associated factors. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out from February to March 2018 in the village of Marapadi, situated in the southernmost district in Tamilnadu. A hundred randomly selected married women were included and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: The current contraceptive usage was 67%, out of which 54% was temporary & 13% was permanent. Condoms (31) & OCPs (18) were the most commonly used temporary contraceptive. However, none of the women reported male sterilisation. Media was the most common primary source of information (64%). More than half of the women who have not undergone sterilisation expressed willingness to do so in the future. Majority of women (92%) were involved in deciding contraceptive use. Higher occupation was significantly associated with better contraceptive use. No other factor including number of children and sex preference of next child influenced the use of contraceptive. Conclusion: The prevalence of contraceptive though higher than most studies was still not satisfactory. Temporary method was the most common type used. Women in our study were comparatively better empowered. The positive attitude towards sterilisation needs to be converted to better utilisation of the same. Health professionals have to be the primary source of information when it comes to contraception.
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Sudhir Ben Nelson. B. T, Narayanan M.
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- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.4. 328-333
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