ABSTRACT:To study the acceptance level of PPIUCD among women attending GMCH for delivery between January 2011 to December 2014 in relation to age, parity and mode of delivery and their complaints during follow up visit. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. METHOD: In this study data of women admitted for delivery between January 2011 to December 2014 in labour room and data of women attending the postpartum OPD for PPIUCD follow up during the same period were analyzed. RESULTS: Acceptance of PPIUCD showed an increasing trend, acceptance was more among multipara and acceptance was more among clients undergoing caesarean section. 32% of the acceptors were in the age group of 26-30 years. The follow up of clients was less than 50% of the total acceptors in the four years study period. The main complaints at follow up were pain and bleeding which were dealt mainly by reassurance. The main causes of removal were for want of next child and secondly for dissatisfaction with PPIUCD. CONCLUSION: The acceptance of PPIUCD was high in this study. The PPIUCD was demonstrably safe having no serious complication reported after insertion or during follow up and low rates of expulsion. The method may be particularly beneficial in our setting where women do not come for post natal contraception counseling and usage.

Background: The widespread adoption of family planning in a society is an integral component of modern development. Objectives: The study was conducted to assess the contraceptive knowledge, practice and acceptance among women seeking termination of pregnancy at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital. Methods: Between 1 st January, 2015 to 31 st December 2015, 699 women who were put for Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) by suction evacuation, after workup and investigation were taken up for the study in Guwahati Medical College and Hospital. They were interrogated on a structured questionnaire. After termination of pregnancy, the contraceptive method opted by the women was noted down. Results: Of the 699 women who came for voluntary termination of pregnancy, 594(84.98%) did not use contraception earlier, though (81.69%) women were aware of more than one method of contraception. The request for MTP was on grounds of family being completed (29.61%), previous child was small (25.75%),and financial instability (22.32%). Post abortion 32.47% accepted concurrent sterilisation and 26.04% had an IUCD inserted immediately. Conclusion: Though the awareness about various contraceptive methods was high, yet practice of contraception was low. Acceptability was high once the women underwent termination of pregnancy.