Evaluating contraceptive choice through the method-mix approach

Baveja, Rajiv; Buckshee, K; Das, Kinkar Ch.; Das, Subodh K.; Hazra, M; Gopalan, Sarala; Goswami, Arpan Kumar; Kodkany, Bhala; Kumari, Chaitanya; Zaveri, Kusum; Roy, Malabika; Datey, Sanjay; Gaur, Lasya; Gupta, Neeru; Gupta, Rahul; Saxena, N.C.; Singh, R. A.; Kumar, Shiv; Yadav, Surabhi; Saxena, B.N.

doi:10.1016/s0010-7824(00)00089-5

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“…[13] Oral pills are the most popular temporary method of contraception in United States, [14] in contrast oral contraceptive pills were used by 4.85% women only in our study whereas 6% of women opted for oral contraceptive use in ICMR task force study on contraceptive choice evaluation. [15] In our study, it was observed that majority of the women 57.28% followed permanent methods and 33.98% followed temporary methods which correlates to the study done by Neelu Saluja et al, [16] Kumari C, [17] the majority of them 46.0% and 20.6% respectively followed permanent methods which is comparatively less to our study. Vasectomy was practiced by husbands of 6.79% of married women in our study, in contrast to the study conducted by Reddy S et al [18] where nobody practiced vasectomy.…”

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A Profile of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception Among Educat Ed Working Women of South India

Kanna¹,

Pala²

2015

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BACKGROUND:Family planning is the key that help the individuals or couples to avoid unwanted births, to regulate the interval between pregnancies, control the time at which birth occurs in relation to the age of parents and determines the number of children in the family. OBJECTIVES: 1) To investigate the knowledge and practice of contraceptive methods among the educated working women. 2) To assess women's knowledge, attitude and practice in relation to emergency contraception. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted in 122 respondents among the educated working women in Guntur. Women in the reproductive age group (18-49 years) were interviewed by administering a pretested mixed questionnaire containing open and closed ended questions after taking an informed consent. The collected data was compiled, processed and analyzed. RESULTS: Out of 122 women, 115(94.26%) were aware of contraceptive methods. Of 103 married women 82 women (79.61%) practiced contraception. A total of 33.98% (35) and 57.28% (59) of the women practiced temporary and permanent methods respectively. The major source of information is electronic and print media 55.65% followed by medical literature 31.30%. Out of 122 women, 38 women (31.14%) were aware of emergency contraception and only 3 women (2.45%) practiced emergency contraception. CONCLUSIONS: Awareness and usage of contraception was high in this educated working-women population. Permanent method was more preferred than temporary methods. However, a low percentage of women were aware of emergency contraception. Hence, programs must be implemented to create more awareness on Emergency contraception.

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A Profile of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception Among Educat Ed Working Women of South India

Kanna¹,

Pala²

2015

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“…About 30% of illiterate women had 3 or more children as opposed to 16.2% of literate women. However, literacy status did not influence the choice of any specific spacing method [16] . Rebhasabharwal's study focuses on what factors contribute to women using or not using contraceptive measures to control her fertility.…”

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A Study to evaluate the factors influencing on Family planning practices among urban married women in Bangalore

Saba.I¹,

Kishore²

2014

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“…[10] In ICMR task force study on evaluating contraceptive choice through method mix approach showed that only 6% of women opted for oral contraceptive use. [1] In another Indian study after the birth of first and second child the use of oral contraceptives was 4 and 5%, respectively. [2] The chief source of knowledge of contraceptive methods was both electronic and print media, indicating that dissipation of information by these means helped the couples.…”

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“…An ICMR study evaluating contraceptive choices revealed that the majority of women after receiving balanced infor mation could make an infor med choice overriding a provider's bias. [1] After the birth of their first child, 80% of educated couples used spacing methods whereas even after the birth of their third child more than 50% of the uneducated did not. [2] Hence, education plays a key role in contraceptive use.…”

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Contraceptive practices and awareness of emergency contraception in educated working women

Takkar¹,

Goel²,

Saha³

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Indian J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: Regular contraceptive use and emergency contraception are tools to prevent pregnancies. AIMS: This study was designed to investigate knowledge and use of contraceptive methods and awareness of emergency contraception among women working in the hospital. SETTINGS: Educated workingwomen in a medical college hospital. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out among women belonging to three categories: staff nurses, ministerial staff and others. Married as well as unmarried employees in the reproductive age group were interviewed. A pretested mixed questionnaire containing open as well as closed ended questions was administered. The women were asked questions concerning knowledge and use of contraceptive methods and awareness of emergency or postcoital contraception. RESULTS: Of the 284 employees 258 women consented for the interview. All the subjects were literate and majority (97.2%) had an urban background. Of the 190 married women, 154 (81.1%) practiced contraception, among them (73.3%) were regular users. Eighty respondents underwent abortions of which 46 had spontaneous and 34 had induced abortions. Among the available contraceptive methods, condom was the most popular method in 89 (57.8%) followed by Copper T in 38 women (24.7%). The use of hormonal contraception was very low 2.6%. Print and electronic media were the common source of public awareness in 149 subjects (57.7%). Twenty-nine women (11.2%) were aware and only three women used emergency contraception. CONCLUSIONS: A high percentage of females in this literate workingwomen population used contraception; however, the awareness of emergency contraception was low.

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Evaluating contraceptive choice through the method-mix approach

Cited by 36 publications

References 8 publications

A Profile of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception Among Educat Ed Working Women of South India

A Profile of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception Among Educat Ed Working Women of South India

A Study to evaluate the factors influencing on Family planning practices among urban married women in Bangalore

Contraceptive practices and awareness of emergency contraception in educated working women

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