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Awareness of Contraceptive Knowledge and Practices Among Reproductive Age Group Women Attending ESIC Out Patient Department, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India: A Prospective Observational Study
Harsha Konnur and Rameshwari Nisty
Page: 33-37 | Received 20 Aug 2024, Published online: 11 Jan 2025
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Abstract
Family planning refers to the practices 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. Various sociocultural and educational factors affect the contraceptive use. The study was conducted with an objective to assess the knowledge and practices of contraceptive methods, determinants among eligible married women, to understand the reason behind the decision for usage/non usage of various contraceptive methods and to educate and sensitize the participants about various methods of contraception and their benefits. This was a cross‐sectional study conducted at ESIC medical college and hospital, Kalaburagi, Karnataka from October 2020 to December 2023. Study group included all fecund married women, age group of 18‐49 years attending outpatient department at ESIC Kalaburagi and data was collected via questionnaire and interview with the participants. The data was then analyzed. A total of 1941 ladies were recruited for the study. 71% of the participants were aged between 21 and 30 years. The most common reason for contraceptive usage was completion of family (63.58%) and 73% of non‐usage of contraceptive was due to lack of knowledge and false beliefs and myths surrounding contraceptives. 36.22% of the couples used contraception while 63.78% did not use contraception. Education of both the partners, working women, religion, number of offsprings, were parameters that significantly affected the usage of contraception (p<0.01). The most common form of contraception used was tubal ligation (49%), followed by IUCD usage (21%) and OC pills (19.8%). Vasectomy accounted for only 0.5% of patients.The change observed in contraceptive use behaviour after learning about the various contraceptives and their benefits was found to be 89%. Socio‐economic and educational factors are still the major determinants in the use of family planning methods. Majority of the patients are ready to adopt these methods for spacing of pregnancies once they are properly counseled.
How to cite this article:
Harsha Konnur and Rameshwari Nisty. Awareness of Contraceptive Knowledge and Practices Among Reproductive Age Group Women Attending ESIC Out Patient Department, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India: A Prospective Observational Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2025.2.33.37
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