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Laila, Fadliyah, Amellia Mardhika, Emuliana Sulfat, Iswatun Iswatun, Endah Sri Wijayanti, and Nela A. S. "DESCRIPTION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE POST PLACENTA IUD (INTRA UTERINE DEVICE) CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD FOR PREGNANT." Journal of Vocational Nursing 2, no. 1 (May 31, 2021): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jovin.v2i1.26215.
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Introduction: Post-placental IUD is a long-term contraceptive method with an effective pregnancy prevention 0.6-0.8 pregnancies / 100 women. Installation that is carried out when the mother gives birth has an impact on the coverage of contraceptive use from an early age. Post-placental IUD contraceptives are not only effective in the long term for up to 10 years but are also affordable contraceptives for people from low to high economies status. Currently, these contraceptives can be purchased or installed for free. Contraception does not interfere with milk production, does not require routine follow-up to the hospital, contraceptive examinations can be done independently. The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge about the post-placenta IUD contraceptive method. Methods: This study used a descriptive design, with a population of 98 people and a sample of 54 people. The sampling used is purposive sampling. Collecting data with a closed questionnaire. Data processing and data analysis by editing, scoring, coding, tabulating and presented in narrative form then draw conclusions. Results: Based on the results of the study, it was found that most (78.1%) pregnant women had less knowledge about Post Placenta IUD contraception. Conclusion: The reference of this study is to increase knowledge about the Post Placenta IUD (Intra Uterine Device) contraceptive method in pregnant women. Periodic health education regarding this contraceptive method during pregnancy so that at delivery, post placenta IUD contraception can be immediately installed.
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Keyal, NK, and M. Moore. "Contraception in Eastern Nepal: A Study of Knowledge and Use." Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences 2, no. 2 (September 27, 2014): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i2.11169.
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OBJECTIVES: To discover the knowledge and use of contraception amongst women in eastern Nepal and to identify reasons for patterns of use. METHOD: A cross-sectional study, using a structured survey, was completed by women admitted to the post-natal ward of Koshi Zonal Hospital in eastern Nepal. The subjects were asked questions about their knowledge and use of contraception as well as reasons for their contraceptive choices. RESULTS: The subjects showed a large discrepancy between knowledge (79%) and use (21%) of contraception. Knowledge was greater in higher socio-economic groups but use was not significantly different. Knowledge and use increased with age to a maximum use of 50% at age greater than 30 years. The main source of contraceptive knowledge was from formal school education. Injectable progesterone was the most common contraceptive used and this was said to be because of its convenience. The main reasons for non-use of contraception were subjects wanting another child and fear of side-effects. All contraceptives were purchased from private shops due to discomfort at attending recognisable contraceptive providers.. CONCLUSIONS: The levels of contraceptive awareness and use were lower than in other published Nepalese studies. This difference is associated with low educational levels in the study population. There is also an ongoing desire for larger families. There is a need for more contraceptive education that does not rely on schooling. The lack of use of government contraceptive services should also be addressed. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i2.11169 Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences (2014) Vol.2(2): 15-20
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Olaleye, A., E. Orji, A. Akintayo, A. Olaleye, and J. Imaralu. "Perception and uptake of contraception among health workers in Ile-Ife, South-western Nigeria." Babcock University Medical Journal (BUMJ) 1, no. 1 (March 31, 2015): 21–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.38029/bumj.v1i1.22.
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Objective: This study was carried out to assess the perception of health workers towards contraceptive methods, determine the proportion of health workers using modern contraceptive methods and identify factors influencing their contraceptive practice.
Methods: A cross sectional descriptive survey of 300 practicing nurses in the health facilities within Ile-Ife, Nigeria was done using pre-tested, self-administered semi-structured questionnaires.
Results: Most of the respondents were less than 30years, married, multiparous and had practised for more than 2years. Prevalence of modern contraceptive use was 75.2%. Knowledge of contraceptives was poorest for injectables and oral contraceptive pills (32% each). Twenty six percent of respondents believed that contraception should be limited to women who had completed their families, while 32.4% were either uncertain or disagreed with the safety of contraceptives. The commonest method used was the condom, though contraceptive choice varied with cadre of staff. Desire for another pregnancy was the main reason for discontinuing contraception (51.2%). Older age, religion and marriage positively influenced contraceptive use.
Conclusion: Knowledge and perception of contraception among nurses in Ile-Ife is relatively poor. Ensuring accurate information on contraception among this target group of health workers is an important step towards achieving success in the national family planning programme.
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Nayak, Ranjeeta, Manasi Panda, Sarmistha Padhy, and Kumar Guru Mishra. "Awareness regarding emergency contraception among married women attending urban health centre, Berhampur, Odisha, India." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 8, no. 2 (January 27, 2020): 524. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200229.
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Background: In India unplanned pregnancy and illegal abortions still remains a problem. Unintended early pregnancy and frequent childbearing contribute to high pregnancy related morbidity and mortality which can be prevented by use of suitable contraceptives. In circumstances where women are unable to exercise sexual and reproductive decision making, introduction of emergency contraceptive pills may provide important back up option to enable women to control their fertility.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between August- October 2016 among 215 married women of reproductive age group attending the Urban Health Center, Berhampur, to study the awareness about most common methods of contraception, decision-making regarding contraceptive and knowledge and practice of emergency contraceptive pills.Results: This study concludes that most commonly used method was Oral contraceptive pills (28.3%) and major source of information regarding different methods of contraception were through friends and relatives (44.6%). Awareness about emergency contraception mostly came through television. Of those aware of ECPs (14.4%) only 16.1% had used it in their lifetime.Conclusions: Although there is awareness about contraceptives methods, knowledge and practice of emergency contraception is low.
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Lamba, Jyotsana, Nikita Gandotra, and Nivedita Prashar. "Knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception amongst married women." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 8, no. 7 (June 29, 2019): 2761. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20193039.
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Background: Aim of current study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of contraceptives amongst married women of reproductive age group.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in obstetrics and gynaecology out door patient department (OPD) of SMGS hospital Jammu. 100 married women aged between 15-45 years were included in this study. Along with the sociodemographic characteristics of the women, their knowledge, attitude /86*and practices on contraception were evaluated with the help of predesigned questionnaire.Results: It was observed that out of 100 women, majority of them were Hindu (58%), higher secondary educated (21%), housewives (45%) and belonged to low socio economic status (36%). 88% females had knowledge about contraceptive methods that was mainly obtained from health workers (59%) followed by media (23.8%) and social circle (14,7%). 38% women were practicing contraceptive methods, out of which most of them were using condom (39.4%) followed by Oral Contraceptive Pills (OCPs) (21.05%), intra uterine contraceptive device (15.7%) etc. Though most of the women had knowledge about contraceptive methods majority (62%) had negative attitude towards family planning.Conclusions: In spite of having good knowledge, utilization of contraceptives was less because of religious myths and beliefs, fear of side effects, cultural and political barriers.
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Muhammad, Ahmad Maryam, Adamu Habibullah, Ismail Ahmad Muhammad, Auwalu Muhammed, Usman Nasir Nakakana, and Hindatu Tukur Muhammad. "Knowledge of modern contraceptives among undergraduate students of College of Health Sciences of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 7, no. 6 (May 26, 2018): 2100. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20182317.
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Background: Many undergraduate students in Nigerian Universities are at increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies with resultant illegal abortions. The aim of this study is to assess the undergraduate students’ knowledge of contraceptives. Understanding the knowledge of contraception among students is essential in tackling unwanted pregnancies among youths.Methods: The researchers use cross-sectional survey, a quantitative approach to the stated objective. About fifty five (55) female students aged 18 to 21 years were enrolled in the study using purposive sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The fifty five (55) completed questionnaires were retrieved and data analyzed using SPSS version 20.Results: The result showed that current overall contraception knowledge was low, while general contraceptive knowledge is high among the student. However, the knowledge of both short-term and long term acting contraceptive methods were very low as reported by the respondents.Conclusions: This study has implication for health education especially on the use of modern contraceptives. Thus, recommendations were highlighted to improve students’ knowledge of the various contraceptive methods.
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Correia, Divanise S., Ana C. P. Pontes, Jairo C. Cavalcante, E. Sócrates T. Egito, and Eulália M. C. Maia. "Adolescents: Contraceptive Knowledge and Use, a Brazilian Study." Scientific World JOURNAL 9 (2009): 37–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.8.
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The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and use of contraceptive methods by female adolescent students. The study was cross-sectional and quantitative, using a semi-structured questionnaire that was administered to 12- to 19-year-old female students in Maceió, Brazil. A representative and randomized sample was calculated, taking into account the number of hospital admissions for curettage. This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee, and Epi InfoTMsoftware was used for data and result evaluation using the mean and chi-square statistical test. Our results show that the majority of students know of some contraceptive methods (95.5%), with the barrier/hormonal methods being the most mentioned (72.4%). Abortion and aborting drugs were inaccurately described as contraceptives, and 37.9% of the sexually active girls did not make use of any method. The barrier methods were the most used (35.85%). A significant association was found in the total sample (2,592) between pregnancy and the use of any contraceptive method. This association was not found, however, in the group having an active sexual life (559). The study points to a knowledge of contraceptive methods, especially by teenagers who have already been pregnant, but contraceptives were not adequately used. The low use of chemical methods of contraception brings the risk of pregnancy. Since abortion and aborting drugs were incorrectly cited as contraceptive methods, this implies a nonpreventive attitude towards pregnancy.
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Skrzeczkowska, Agnieszka, Jerzy Heimrath, Justyna Surdyka, and Jerzy Zalewski. "Knowledge of contraceptive methods among adolescents/young adults." Polish Journal of Public Health 125, no. 3 (September 1, 2015): 144–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pjph-2015-0042.
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Abstract Introduction. Family planning methods let one make an informed decision about having children at the right time. People have been trying to adopt the right family planning methods for centuries, mainly through using various contraceptives. These used to be very diverse over the time, yet the goal remained the same – preventing pregnancy. Aim. Assessment of the factors affecting the knowledge and prevalence of contraceptive methods, as well as the factors affecting sexual behavior of adolescents/young adults. Material and methods. 219 individuals (111 women and 108 men) between 17-21 years of age, attending secondary schools, participated in this voluntary and anonymous study. A survey questionnaire prepared by the authors was used as a study tool. Statistical analysis of the data obtained was performed using the SPSS 17.0 software. Results. 81% of the adolescents/young adults stated that their knowledge of contraception is sufficient for them to be in charge of their own sexual lives, whilst some 9% mentioned that they lacked such knowledge, 85% of the young people studied stated that they were interested in contraception. The main sources of knowledge about contraception are the Internet (35%) and peers (22%). The survey showed that 59% of the individuals correctly answered the question regarding the length of a woman’s menstrual cycle, 77% correctly defined the first day of the cycle, and 49% correctly determined the time of ovulation. The studied group of people had difficulties determining menstrual cycle phases; 23% considered them as fixed, 27% – that they are variable, and 29% gave the correct answer. The surveyed people thought that contraceptive method effectiveness (43%), availability (33%) and ease of administration (17%) are most important when choosing the method. Condoms are the most common (72%) contraceptive method among the surveyed people while hormonal contraceptives and interrupted intercourse are poorly known (12% and 11%, respectively). The respondents deemed the hormonal method (50%), and intrauterine contraceptive methods (21%) and condoms (21%) the most effective modes of contraception. They thought that interrupted intercourse (53%) and natural birth control methods (34%) are the least effective. The age at which most of the respondents started their sexual life ranged between 16 and 18; with the age of 16 being the most common (24.2%). Some 40% of the surveyed called their sexual intercourse occasional. Conclusions. Adolescents consider both the Internet and their peers the primary source of information about sexuality, family planning or birth control methods. The average age of the first sexual experiences has been gradually decreasing and the condom remains to be the most common method of contraception for adolescents/young adults. The knowledge concerning family is insufficient and frequently inaccurate. Education in the fields of sexuality, contraceptive and family planning methods should be included in primary school curriculum.
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Bajracharya, A. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception among Postpartum Women Attending Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital." Kathmandu University Medical Journal 13, no. 4 (February 26, 2017): 292–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v13i4.16826.
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Background Failure to plan a pregnancy can adversely affect the health of the family as a whole. High parity is related to increased maternal, perinatal and infant deaths and is associated with nutritional problems of both mother and child. Hence, good knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among women are important. This study is aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among the postpartum women attending Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital.Objective To determine the knowledge, attitude and the practice of various contraceptive methods among the postpartum women.Method A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology on 400 postpartum women (within 42 days of delivery) who delivered and came for follow-up in this institution. All the postnatal women were interviewed with pre-designed questionnaire and information on sociodemographic variable, awareness and knowledge of various contraceptive methods, previous and current use of family planning methods, source of information, utilization and reasons for use/non-use of family planning methods were obtained. Data collected were entered and analyzed using SPSS 20. The results were presented as percentages, means, tables and charts.Result Majority of the participants 363 (90.8%) were aware of contraceptive usage. Amongst 60.5% of women who had previously used contraception, OCPs were the commonest one. Maximum number of participants (60.35%) had used modern contraceptives in the past. The most common source of information on contraception was media (55.7%). The reason of using contraception was spacing between the subsequent pregnancies, while the most common reason of discontinuation or not willing to use family planning methods was husband being abroad, fear of side effects and not knowing which contraceptives to use.Conclusion The contraceptive awareness and knowledge among the postpartum women was high but their usage was low. Hence, efforts should be made to educate the public about safety and convenience of modern methods of contraceptives. Health care personnels should also counsel the clients for adopting the contraceptives according to their need.
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Taheri, Sumaiya, Amal Al Sereidi, Shammah Al Mamari, and Ebtihal Darwish. "Contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and use among women visiting primary healthcare centers in Abu Dhabi Island." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 8, no. 5 (April 29, 2019): 1827. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191927.
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Background: This study assessed contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and use among women of reproductive age in Abu Dhabi Island.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in primary healthcare centers Al Bateen and Al Rawda in Abu Dhabi Island. Participants were women (N = 384; aged 18-54 years) who were married, widowed, divorced, or sexually active. Using a structured questionnaire, we examined their socio-demographic characteristics and their contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and use.Results: A total of 44.8% of the women were aged 30-39 years, 98.4% had university education and above, 56.7% were employed, and 69.4% had an adequate family income. Only 23.7% possessed good knowledge about contraceptive methods (e.g., indications/contraindications, side effects, and benefits). Further, 72.1% had used contraception before, while 48.3% were current users. The most commonly used methods were natural methods (63.6%), followed by condoms (35.6%), oral contraceptive pills (34%), and intrauterine devices (33.7%). Interestingly, only 4.6% held a negative attitude toward contraception, while 53.5% were in favor of using contraceptives. Family income and employment status were significantly related to contraceptive knowledge (P = 0.005 and .013, respectively). Number of children, children’s sex, and years of marriage were significantly related to contraception use (P <0.001, <0.001, and 0.008 respectively).Conclusions: Despite poor knowledge about contraception use, most women held favorable attitudes toward using them. About half the women were current contraception users, with natural methods being the most commonly practiced.
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Lamba, Indira, and Manish Kumar Bhardwaj. "Knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among paramedical staff at tertiary care centre." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 10, no. 5 (April 23, 2021): 1931. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20211514.
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Background: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among female paramedical staff, who is already working in the tertiary care hospital and identify the factors that hinders the use of contraception.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in the Dept. of obstetrics and gynecology, SMS Medical College and attached group of hospitals, Jaipur. The study group included 90 paramedical female staff of reproductive age group (20-45 years) working in this hospital. Their knowledge, attitude and practice on contraceptives were evaluated with the help of a predesigned questionnaire.Results: It was found that 93% of female paramedical staff were using contraceptive method, most of them (70%) using condom (barrier method) as contraceptive. since they were health worker about 88% has Contraceptive Information and 63% also has knowledge about post-partum lactational amenorrhea. 58 % using contraceptive to Preventing unwanted pregnancy. 39% staff discontinued methods due to abnormal uterine bleeding and 20% not adopted any method due to fear of its side effect.Conclusions: Although the level of knowledge, attitude and acceptance of contraception among female paramedical staff were very good but every health worker should teach the community on family planning holistically to increase the awareness so that family planning utilization will be enhanced. This study highlights that knowledge and awareness doesn’t always lead to the use of contraceptives. There is still a need to educate and motivate.
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Gebremariam, Alem, and Adamu Addissie. "Knowledge and Perception on Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods in Adigrat Town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study." International Journal of Family Medicine 2014 (July 21, 2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/878639.
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Background. Long acting and permanent contraceptive methods have the potential to reduce unintended pregnancies but the contraceptive choice and utilization in Ethiopia are highly dominated by short term contraceptives. Objective. To assess the knowledge and perception on long acting and permanent contraceptives of married women and men in Northern Ethiopia. Method. A qualitative method was conducted in Adigrat on January, 2012. Four focus group discussions with married women and men and six in-depth interviews with family planning providers were conducted. Content analysis was used to synthesize the data. Result. Participants’ knowledge on long acting and permanent contraceptives is limited to recognizing the name of the methods. Most of the participants are not able to identify permanent methods as a method of contraception. They lack basic information on how these methods work and how they can use it. Women had fears and rumors about each of these methods. They prefer methods which do not require any procedure. Family planning providers stated as they have weakness on counseling of all contraceptive choices. Conclusion. There are personal barriers and knowledge gaps on these contraceptive methods. Improving the counseling service program can help women to increase knowledge and avoid misconceptions of each contraceptive choice.
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O. Raji, Mansur, Sahiha Wakkala, Ummu Salma Mustapha, Usman Danmalam, Ismail A Raji, Hadija O. Raji, and Ahunna Ezenwoko. "Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge, Attitude and Prescription Practice of Primary Healthcare workers in Sokoto Metropolis, Northwest Nigeria." Annals of Basic and Medical Sciences 2, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 46–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.51658/abms.202121.2.
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Background: Emergency contraception refers to methods of contraception that can be used to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse. About thirty percent of all pregnancies, and 61% of all unintended pregnancies, ended in an induced abortion in Nigeria, and many women with unwanted pregnancies decide to end them by abortion. Healthcare providers' knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception is very important for dissemination of awareness, consumer acceptance and use of contraceptives, as health care workers interact with large numbers of women and are reliable sources of information. This study aimed to assess healthcare workers' emergency contraception knowledge, attitude and prescription practice. Materials and Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study. Healthcare workers providing services in Primary Health care facilities of Sokoto metropolis were studied. Using formula for sample size estimation for crosssectional study, a total of 419 respondents were recruited into the study using systematic sampling technique. The instrument of data collection was a structured interviewer administered questionnaire and data was collected by means of Open Data Kit for android App and analysed using IBM SPSS statistical software package version 23. Univariate and bivariate analysis were conducted; level of significance was set at 5%. Results: Few (39.9%) respondents knew that Intra uterine contraceptive devices can be used for emergency contraception, only 15.4% knew how emergency contraceptives work. Most (75.4%) believed that emergency contraceptives should be available only on prescription; and 30.5% felt that emergency contraceptive pills promote irresponsible behaviour. More than half of the respondents (56.5%) had prescribed within the last one month, 48.7% of them prescribed less than 5 times within the month. Only 27(8.0%) have ever prescribed emergency contraceptive pills in advance of need. Conclusion: The study respondents had good knowledge of emergency contraceptives, albeit, with some misconceptions, they also demonstrated good attitude, however, the prescription practice was fair.
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Aliya, Bibi, Aymen Imtiaz, Bakhtawar Hasnain, and Seema Ashraf. "KAP study regarding contraceptive use among married women in Hayatabad, Peshawar." Journal of Rehman Medical Institute 6, no. 1 (March 21, 2020): 03–06. http://dx.doi.org/10.52442/jrmi.v6i1.196.
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Introduction: Population growth has great impact on economic development of a country. Despite population growth contraceptive prevalence rate in Pakistan is 35.4%. There is need to increase knowledge and awareness regarding contraception among people of Pakistan.
Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding contraceptive use among married women of Hayatabad, Peshawar, as well as the reasons for not adopting contraception.
Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, from March to May 2019 on married women attending the Gynecology Outpatients, who were willing to provide data. Participants were interviewed through a structured questionnaire containing demographics, and relevant sections on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of contraceptive use; a section on reasons for not using contraceptives was also included. SPSS version 24.0 and Microsoft Excel were used for descriptive data analysis.
Results: A total of 200 married women were interviewed through structured questionnaires; 76.5% of them were uneducated. The most prevalent method of contraception was Oral Contraceptive Pills (23%); 31% of participants fell below the poverty line with monthly household income of PKR 20,000 or below. Majority (83.2%) of women showed positive attitude towards contraceptive use.
Conclusion: There is a need to create awareness about the use of contraceptive methods as this awareness is crucial to improve contraceptive prevalence rate of Pakistan.
Keywords: Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Prevalence; Family Planning Services.
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Aseri, Gayatri, and Sudesh Agrawal. "Knowledge, attitude, and practices about contraceptive in Western Rajasthan, India." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 7, no. 7 (June 27, 2018): 2786. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20182882.
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Background: This study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of contraceptive methods among women attending a tertiary care hospital in Western Rajasthan.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, PBM and the associated group of hospitals, attached to Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Total 500 married women between age group 15-49 yrs were included. These all women interviewed using a structured questionnaire after approval of the hospital’s ethical committee.Results: Total 500 women interviewed for their knowledge, attitude, and practices about contraception. Out of which, 402 (80.4%) women had some knowledge of at least one contraception method at the time of the study. The most common sources of information about contraception were husband and family member. Amongst the various contraceptives most commonly known was condom (78.4%). Only 265 (53%) women were practicing contraception at present. Most commonly used contraceptive was condom (40.8%). The most common reason for the non-practice of contraception was need of more child or male child in 34.8% families followed by opposition from in-laws (12.4%).Conclusions: Literacy was positively associated with family planning related knowledge and practices. Preconception knowledge and practices about contraception are poor in our study population. Many of the women were getting MTP pills over the counter without consulting to health care persons and then later presents with complications.
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Fareed, Perveena, Farhana Siraj, and Neha Mahajan. "Knowledge attitude and practice of contraceptives in married women in a tertiary care." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 6, no. 9 (August 28, 2017): 4102. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20174069.
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Background: To estimate the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among women attending postpartum OPD.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Obstetrics and Gynecology outpatient department Government medical college Srinagar. Sample size of 200 patients attending post-partum OPD were taken and questioned using a questionnaire. Questions were asked regarding age, educational status, parity, knowledge, practice of contraceptives and reasons for non-use of contraceptives.Results: 63% of patients were aware of any contraceptive. Among contraceptives most common known contraceptive was OCP’s (62%) followed by female sterilization (52%) and Intrauterine devices (51%). Only 21% were aware of male sterilization. Implants were known to only 5% of patients. Awareness of emergency contraceptives was seen in only 18.5% of patients. Among patients having awareness of contraceptives most common used method was OCP’s (73%) followed by barrier, IUD’s (48%) and injectable (44%).Conclusions: The study highlights that awareness does not always lead to the use of contraceptives. A lot of educational and motivational activities and improvement in family planning services are needed to promote the use of contraceptives and reduce the high fertility rate.
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Matyanga, Celia M. J., and Blessing Dzingirai. "Clinical Pharmacology of Hormonal Emergency Contraceptive Pills." International Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2018 (October 4, 2018): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2785839.
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Emergency contraceptives play a major role in preventing unwanted pregnancy. The use of emergency contraceptives is characterized by myths and lack of knowledge by both health professionals and users. The main objective of this paper is to summarize the clinical pharmacology of hormonal methods of emergency contraception. A literature review was done to describe in detail the mechanism of action, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, safety profile, and drug interactions of hormonal emergency contraceptive pills. This information is useful to healthcare professionals and users to fully understand how hormonal emergency contraceptive methods work.
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Bee, D. Fathima, P. A. Chandrasekharan, and G. Prameela Devi. "A study on knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning and determinants of fertility among different socio religious groups in a southern city: a cross sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 6 (May 27, 2020): 2203. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202471.
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Background: The present study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude, the practice of family planning and to study the determinants of fertility in different socio religious population in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was carried out among 150 study subjects using a self-administered questionnaire. The data was collected and analyzed with Epi info version 7.Results: Only 144 participants actively participated and given their consent. Majority of them have knowledge about any one method of contraception. An average of both Muslim and Hindu religion have known about the natural contraceptive methods, oral contraceptive pills and IUCD was equal and an average of 11-12% of the participant were aware about side effects of oral contraceptive pills. The objections to contraceptive preventing women from using contraceptives coming from husbands and mother-in-law were strongly agreed/agreed in Hindu and Muslim population almost similar. The religious believes were strongly agreed/agreed in Muslim women than Hindu. Even though most of the participants visited or consulted with health care professionals in health center for family planning and 3/4th of them were using contraception. While comparing the four proximate determinants of fertility, index of contraception had greater impact on fertility than others.Conclusions: The present study highlighted that most of the women have not practised and have less knowledge about modern contraceptive methods. Innovative approaches have to be planned, tested and implemented to ensure their access to information, contraceptive methods and family planning services.
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Fitriani, Anis. "Peran perempuan dalam penggunaan alat kontrasepsi." Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik 29, no. 3 (September 22, 2016): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/mkp.v29i32016.121-132.
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Family planning is a program established by government to minimize the population explosion by preventing pregnancy and child birth. Women are naturally able to conceive and give birth so they become the target of higher contraceptive use than men. Women in the Pucangro Village Kalitengah subdistrict in Lamongan regency explained their experiences and knowledge they have in using contraception. This type of research is qualitative phenomenology. In this study, researcher explains knowledge and experiences of women in using contraception. Information obtained through observation of women’s life by conducting interview with five women who use contraceptives. Contraception which used by many people in Pucangro Village, Kalitengah subdistrict, Lamongan regency are injection, pill, implant and steady contraception. Women often change contraception methods to adjust the most suitable type for their body because of the effects of contraception make users uncomfortable. Even so, informants persist in using contraception because they have no other choice. Frequency in changing contraceptive method also due to women's knowledge about contraceptive methods which is critically low, such knowledge is mostly gained throughm experiences from parents and siblings. The partner (husband) are less involved and do not want to know the use of contraception’s partner (wife). Several factors that stimulate contraception usage are knowledge possession, level of education, encouragement from family or partner, and side effect of the contraception itself. Women have the power to determine the type of contraception they prefer but no power to refuse using contraception even though negative effects are most likely to occur.
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David, Luiza Ortiz, and Sheldon Rodrigo Botogoski. "SARC e LARC: grau de conhecimento e frequência de uso em complexo hospitalar de referência no Paraná / SARC and LARC: degree of knowledge and frequency of use in a reference hospital complex in Paraná." Arquivos Médicos dos Hospitais e da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo 66, no. 1u (May 26, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.26432/1809-3019.2021.66.016.
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Introdução: Contraceptivos representam um elemento essencial para a vida reprodutiva e para o planejamento familiar. O grau de conhecimento das mulheres sobre esse tema exerce influência sobre suas escolhas por determinados métodos anticoncepcionais. Objetivos: os objetivos deste estudo foram traçar o perfil etário e socioeconômico das pacientes do Ambulatório de Reprodução Humana do CHC-UFPR e avaliar seu conhecimento e uso de contraceptivos de curta e de longa ação (SARC e LARC), de forma a identificar lacunas de informação que pudessem ocasionargestações não planejadas e direcionar futuras estratégias educativas sobre contraceptivos. Métodos: Conduzimos entrevistas por meio de questionários objetivos aplicados a pacientes do sexo feminino entre 18 e 50 anos na ocasião de suas consultas, indagando-as sobre sua ciência da existência de diversos anticoncepcionais, tipo de método utilizado e tempo de uso, presença, frequência e motivos para gestações não planejadas. Resultados: Os principais resultados indicaram um grupo de pacientes jovens e com alta escolaridade, cuja utilização de métodos anticoncepcionais era semelhante entre SARC e LARC. O conhecimento dos anticoncepcionais foi satisfatório, principalmente entre os mais populares como anticoncepcional hormonal oral e DIU de cobre. Gestações não planejadas estiveram presentes na vida reprodutiva de 60% das pacientes, sendo o principal motivo o não uso de contraceptivos. Não houve associação entre uso de SARC ou LARC e maior número de gestações indesejadas. O número de contraceptivos conhecidos por mulheres sem gestações indesejadas foi uma mediana maior do que aquele das mulheres com esses eventos. Conclusão: A abordagem das pacientes do ambulatório da Reprodução Humana do CHC-UFPR deve ser direcionada para pacientes jovens, com alto grau de instrução e amplo conhecimento sobre contraceptivos. É importante que os profissionais de saúde do local busquem orientá-las de forma a reduzir a taxa de gestações não planejadas.Palavras chave: Anticoncepcionais, gravidez não planejada, ConhecimentoABSTRACT Introduction: Contraceptive agents represent an essential element in reproductive life and family planning. The knowledge extension for women about that subject influences choices for certain contraceptive methods. Objective: The aims of this study were to determine the age and socioeconomic profile of the patients of the Human Reproduction Clinic in the Hospital Complex of Federal University of Paraná and to evaluate their knowledge and use of short-acting reversible contraceptives (SARC) and long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), in order to idenfity information gaps that could cause unplanned pregnancies and direct future educational strategies on contraceptives. Methodology: We conducted interviews using objective questionnaires applied to female patients aged from 18 to 50 years old before or after their medical appointment, asking about their knowledge of the existence of diverse contraceptive agents, type of contraceptive utilized and duration of use, presence, number and reasons for unplanned pregnancies. Results: The main results indicated that the group was mostly young and highly educated, utilizing SARC and LARC in similar frequencies. The knowledge of the existence of the contraceptive agents was satisfactory and the most popular methods were the contraceptive pill and the Coopper IUD. Unplanned pregnancies were present in the reproductive life of 60% of the patients and the most common reasons for these events was the non use of contraceptives. There was no association between the use of SARC or LARC and a higher number of unplanned pregnancies. The number of contraceptives known by women without previous history of unintended pregnancy was a median higher than those of women with those events. Conclusion: Hereafter, the approach to patients in the Human Reproduction Clinic in the Hospital Complex of Federal University of Paraná should be directed to young and highly educated women, with broad knowledge about contraceptive agents. It is important that health professionals of the clinic guide patients aiming to reduce the local unplanned pregnancy rates.Keywords: Contraceptive agents, Unplanned pregnancy, Knowledge
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Eyisi, I. G., C. C. Nwachukwu, I. A. Njelita, U. M. Umeh, C. S. Eyisi, and L. N. Igbokwe. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Temporary Artificial Methods of Contraception Among Women of Child Bearing Age in Awka South Local Government Area." Global Journal of Health Science 11, no. 9 (July 29, 2019): 153. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v11n9p153.
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BACKGROUND: Contraception is the procedure of preventing pregnancy when it is not desired (MedicineNet, 2018). It is broadly divided into natural and artificial methods of which the artificial is further subdivided into Temporary and Permanent methods.
METHODS: This research exercise was conducted in Awka South Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria consisting of Nine Towns namely Amawbia, Awka, Ezinato, Isiagu, Mbaukwu, Nibo, Nise, Okpuno and Umuawulu (Wikipedia, 2018). Questionnaires were administered by an interviewer which consists of 5 sections while data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) and the results were chi-squared at appropriate times and data were presented in forms like prose, tables, and charts.
RESULTS: 78.9% of the respondents were aware of temporary artificial methods of contraception; 44.3% of correspondents with knowledge of temporary artificial contraceptives got their information from friends while 22.4% of the correspondents got theirs from school which reflects a low level of sex education in our homes and religious institutions. Only 18.4% could actually identify intra-uterine contraceptive devices from a list of options While 43.2% could actually identify a contraceptive pill within a list of options. The study also showed that the oral contraceptive pill most known to 50.4% of the correspondents is postinor-2 while the intra-uterine device most commonly known to those with knowledge of intra-uterine contraceptive device was Mirena which is about 65.8% of the correspondents. Also, this research revealed that 49.2% admitted to having used temporary artificial contraceptives.
CONCLUSION: Despite the high level of awareness of temporary artificial contraceptives methods, its level of practice is quite low in this part of the country and the major factors influencing the knowledge and attitude of the participants towards temporary artificial contraceptives are marital status and educational level.
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Majumder, U. K., and M. Salauddin Khan. "Knowledge of family planning and contraceptive use among indigenous women in Dinajpur, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8, no. 1 (December 25, 2020): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20205679.
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Background: Knowledge of family planning (KFP) and contraceptive use play a vital role in controlling the level of fertility. The association between indigenous women's KFP and contraceptive use was badly found in inadequate studies. This study aimed to determine the factors that connect contraceptives use as well as gathering KFP of indigenous women.Methods: This study was carried out among purposively selected six Upazilas of Dinajpur district, where most of the indigenous peoples live. About 223 respondents were randomly selected for data collection by using a structured questionnaire. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used to describe the individual variables, and to find the associations among the variables. Binary logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the effects of selected socio-demographic factors on KFP and contraceptive use. Results: The results acknowledged that contraceptive use was found higher among school attended women (69%) and women (75%) of service holder husbands. Women who were involved in higher working status also use more contraceptives and are concerned about KFP. Pill and injections were more used among modern methods. Location, school attendance, educational and occupational status of the respondent and their husbands were found to be significantly associated with KFP and use of contraception among indigenous women.Conclusions: KFP and contraceptive use among women defined a gap was identified. By creating educational and employment opportunities for women to be enhanced the KFP and contraceptive use. Also, the socio-demographic factors needed to be taken into consideration in formulating policies and implementing programs among women.
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Tshitenge, S. T., K. Nlisi, V. Setlhare, and R. Ogundipe. "Knowledge, attitudes and practice of healthcare providers regarding contraceptive use in adolescence in Mahalapye, Botswana." South African Family Practice 60, no. 6 (November 30, 2018): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v60i6.4928.
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Introduction: Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health problem, for which healthcare providers (HCPs) play a critical role to prevent unintended pregnancy. This study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of HCPs towards the use of contraceptives in adolescents.Results: Of the 101 eligible for the study, 79.2% HCPs from the selected clinics and hospital responded. The majority (91.2%) of respondents felt confident to explain to adolescents how to use old contraceptive methods such as oral contraceptives or IUCD, less than half of the respondents (41.3%) were confident to explain how to use new contraceptive methods such as transdermal contraceptive patches or vaginal rings. Medical doctors felt more confident to prescribe new contraceptive methods compared with nurses, both vaginal rings (p-value = 0.0006) and transdermal contraceptive patches (p-value = 0.0003). More than two-thirds of the respondents disagreed that beliefs influenced their ability to offer contraceptive services to adolescents, half of the respondents strongly disagreed that it was morally wrong for adolescents to use contraceptives. Although three-quarters of respondents strongly agreed (median = 5, [IQR 5–6]) that they were comfortable with prescribing contraceptives to adolescents, only 23% of the respondents very much prescribed or always prescribed contraceptives to adolescents.Conclusion: Most of the HCPs prescribed contraceptives irregularly, and had limited knowledge about newer methods. To change HCPs’ KAP, in addition to continuing medical education (CME), the establishment of family planning clinics for adolescents and more undergraduate contraceptive teaching for medical and nursing students could result in the increased utilisation of contraceptive services by adolescents.
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Shetty, Vishma H. "Study on Perspectives and Practice of Contraception in Women." Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 8, no. 1 (2016): 16–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1378.
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ABSTRACT Purpose of the study This study is undertaken to determine the knowledge, preferences, practice, experiences and perspectives of women toward contraception and also to note down the various factors influencing the acceptance and usage of contraception among women. Methodology Five hundred women of age group 15 to 49 years who were currently married were studied. Sexually active unmarried women were excluded from the study. The study data were obtained using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided under four broad headings: personal details, knowledge, usage and expectations. The data collected was analyzed. Changing trends, knowledge, usage and expectations of the women toward various contraceptive methods were noted. Results The most common method used was female sterilization (41.4%), followed by intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) (14.8%) and condom (9%). Among the sociodemographic patterns, women belonging to lower socioeconomic status, with rural background, younger women, Christians and illiterate women the prevalence of contraceptive use was lower compared to their counterparts. Spacing methods was most commonly used by women residing in urban and women with higher education background. Couple protection rate in this study was 77%. The unmet need was 9.8%. Knowledge of female sterilization was most common in 93% followed by oral contraceptives (OCP) 73.2%. The knowledge was higher among upper socioeconomic status and urban women. 78.8% had discussion with spouse. More than 70% had preference for male child. Conclusion This study stresses upon the fact that contraception services should be affordable delivered by informed choice and sensitive to individual's needs. The unmet need of contraception can be reduced by improving female literacy, contraceptive counseling, male involvement and availability of contraceptive services. These measures will indeed reduce unwanted pregnancies, improve self-esteem of women as they will have control over their fertility and in future reduce population explosion to some extent by limiting the family. Capsule Fertility control is an important medical discipline, it is essential for the welfare of the individual, family and the nation. The usage of contraceptive method depends on knowledge, preference, acceptance and experience. Objectives of the study • To determine the awareness, perception and acceptance of contraceptive methods • To study the contraception usage by the women. How to cite this article Shetty VH, Nagarathnamma R. Study on Perspectives and Practice of Contraception in Women. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2016;8(1):16-20.
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K., Kruthika, and Chandra S. Metgud. "Knowledge score regarding contraceptive methods among married women in urban areas of Belagavi." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 4 (March 28, 2017): 1303. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171366.
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Background: Increase in population growth is one of the biggest problems faced from many developing countries including India. Contraception plays an important role to halt population growth but is one of the most deserted part of maternal and child health care. Even after India being the first country to launch the family planning programme still the prevalence of contraceptive use is low which in turn increases the maternal and infant mortality rate. Objectives: 1.To assesses the knowledge score regarding contraceptive methods. 2. To study the association between knowledge and practice of contraceptionMethods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted among 600 married women aged 15 to 44 years residing in three urban field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, J.N. Medical College, Belagavi. Information was collected using pretested, predesigned questionnaire and knowledge scoring was done. Results: In the present study, the prevalence of contraceptive use was 58.8%, among these 16.0% were condom user,18.9% were using IUCD, 4.3% using rhythm method, 3.3% using OCPs and 16.3% were practicing sterilization method. According to knowledge score, sterilization and Condom methods had the highest scores and injectables least. In general as the knowledge score increased, the practice of contraception also increased. Conclusions: By the results we can conclude that increase in knowledge regarding contraceptives will increase the usage. This can be done by proper counselling for both husband and wife and providing proper information regarding contraceptive by removing their blind beliefs.
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MINH THANG, NGUYEN, and VU THU HUONG. "CHANGES IN CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN VIETNAM." Journal of Biosocial Science 35, no. 4 (October 2003): 527–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932003005923.
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This analysis used data, primarily from the 1997 Vietnamese Demographic and Health Survey (VN-DHS 1997), to determine the changes in contraceptive use in Vietnam. A descriptive analysis of individual, household and community characteristics was made to obtain a general description of contraceptive use. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were also performed on the currently married in (a) a sample of all women and (b) only those women who live in rural areas, to identify the strength of association that each variable has with the use of modern contraceptives. The use of any contraceptive method and the use of modern methods increased from 1988 to 1997. The primary contraceptive method utilized is the IUD and its use has increased substantially from 1988 to 1997. Younger women (aged 15–24) were less likely to use any contraceptive method. Women not desiring additional children were significantly more likely to use contraceptive methods than those desiring more children. Education has a clear impact on both contraceptive knowledge and use by women, with higher educated women being more likely to use a contraceptive method. Illiterate women with no formal education were significantly less likely to use modern methods of contraception. Differentials in contraceptive use exist regarding place of residence. Urban women are more likely than rural women to use contraception, but the difference is not large. Women living in mountainous areas are less likely to use contraception, compared with women living in the lowlands. Living standards, especially the availability of electricity in the community, have a large effect on the methods of contraception adopted by women. Religion is not strongly related to the contraceptive behaviour of women. There were significant differences in the use of contraceptives in communities with good quality of care, with increased contraceptive use corresponding to the increase in availability of family planning workers at communes, provision of counselling services at health facilities, and the volume of mass media family planning messages.
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Nithyananthan P, Jagadeesan M, Prasanna Karthik S, Kannan R, Bavithra K, Pavithra P S, Kaviya T, and Shilpa R. "A study on knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards contraceptive use among married women attending a tertiary care centre." International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 10, no. 3 (July 12, 2019): 1832–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v10i3.1379.
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In the Indian society, various factors other than mere knowledge have shown to have a more significant impact over contraceptive usage and choice such as educational levels of women, marital duration, cultural and social factors, and exposure to mass media. This study focuses on assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of contraceptive use among married women. A cross-sectional study was conducted among married women aged between 18 to 49 years attending a tertiary care hospital in the city of Chennai from June to September 2018. A total of 146 women were interviewed, and the KAP parameters were assessed using a pretested structured questionnaire. Though 97.9% (n=143) of the women in this study had knowledge about some form of contraception, only 24.7% (n=36) practiced them. Among the users (n=36), the decision to adopt contraception was made by the husband in 69.4% (n=25).Among the non-users (n=110), the major reasons for not practicing contraception were lack of interest in 37.2%(n=41) and fear of side effects in 35.5% (n=39).This study demonstrates a significant gap between the knowledge and practice of contraceptives in our population. Improving doctor-patient relationship and encouraging a positive attitude of the husband towards contraception are the key factors in promoting adoption of the contraceptive practices.
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Saelim, Jureeporn, Somsook Santibenchakul, and Unnop Jaisamrarn. "Comparison of the knowledge, attitudes toward, and practices of contraception between Thai Muslim women living in Bangkok and those living in the southernmost provinces of Thailand." Asian Biomedicine 10, no. 4 (January 31, 2017): 351–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.1004.498.
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Abstract Background There are limited data on the use of contraception by Thai Muslim women. Objectives To compare and explore the knowledge, attitudes toward, and practices (KAP) of contraception between Thai Muslim women living in Bangkok and those living in the Southernmost provinces. Variables associated with KAP were also examined. Methods This was a community-based cross-sectional study, which was conducted in the Muslim communities in Bangkok and those in the southernmost provinces of Thailand including Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat. A multistage, cluster sampling technique was used to identify participants. Only literate Thai Muslim women who lived in their hometown, and aged between 15–49 years were included in the analysis. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess participants’ KAP of contraception. Results Data from 423 participants were analyzed. Knowledge and attitude scores between the two groups were comparable. A higher proportion of women from the southernmost provinces used contraceptives. However, when a multivariate regression model was used to adjust for other variables, women’s geographical residence was not associated with higher knowledge and attitude scores, or contraceptive practices. College-level education and higher income level were independent factors associated with contraceptive knowledge. A higher knowledge score was independently related to a positive attitude towards contraception. Only number of children and income level were independently associated with contraceptive practices. Conclusions For Thai Muslim women, geographical residence was not significantly associated with KAP of contraception. The educational level, income level, and number of children of the women played major roles in KAP of contraception.
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Uprety, S., I. S. Poudel, A. Ghimire, M. Poudel, S. Bhattrai, and D. D. Baral. "Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among married women of reproductive age in a VDC of eastern Nepal." Journal of Chitwan Medical College 6, no. 1 (February 16, 2017): 48–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v6i1.16655.
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Contraceptive use and fertility rates vary substantially among developing countries. An important factor, which affects the fertility of any population, is Contraceptive. Contraceptive use varies by age. Nepal over the past 15 years show an impressive increase in the use of modern contraceptive methods from 26 percent in 1996 to 43 percent in 2011. Objectives of the is to assess the knowledge, attitude regarding family planning and the practice of contraceptives among the married women of Dhabi VDC of Eastern Nepal. A descriptive cross-sectional observational study was done in Dhabi VDC. Total of 300 married women age 15-49 sample were taken from family planning center situated in Dhabi. Knowledge, attitude and practice on contraceptives were evaluated with the help of a predesigned questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was done by using SPSS 11.5 software to obtain frequencies and percentages. Out of 300 interviewed women, the mean age was 27.94 years, 98% had heard about Family planning method. Radio was the main Source of family planning information. Regarding the usage of contraceptive methods, about 79.3% had ever used and 63.3 had current using some sort of contraception, among the method used Injectables were the commonly used methods About 71% of married women other child in the further. Despite the knowledge of all family planning methods majority of the women used Injectables. Easily accessible and easily to use were the main reasons for choosing Injectables methods.
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Oni, Gbolahan A. "Contraceptive knowledge and attitudes in urban Ilorin, Nigeria." Journal of Biosocial Science 18, no. 3 (July 1986): 273–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000016242.
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SummaryExamination of the effect of various socioeconomic, cultural and demographic characteristics of married women in Ilorin, Nigeria, who are in their prime childbearing ages, on their contraceptive knowledge and on their attitudes towards modern contraception shows that only the woman's education, age and area of residence within the city have significant independent effects on contraceptive knowledge. More than 90% of the women interviewed thought that women should be free to practise family planning. Also, more than 95% of all the women believed that too frequent births could endanger the health of the mother and her children. However, only the women with previous contraceptive knowledge overwhelmingly (more than 80%) thought that the best way to prevent too frequent births is by family planning. On the contrary, 66.5% of those without previous contraceptive knowledge before this study suggested that traditional abstinence should be used and only 28.9% suggested family planning. Adequate awareness of the availability and usefulness of family planning methods can influence attitudes of women towards contraception and may also enhance contraceptive use.
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Hartini, Lia, and Omi Harera Prabusari. "Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Ibu dan Usia terhadap Penggunaan Alat Kontrasepsi Suntik." Jurnal Kesmas Asclepius 1, no. 1 (June 28, 2019): 65–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.31539/jka.v1i1.623.
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This study aims to determine the factors associated with the use of injection contraceptives in mothers visiting the Swasti Saba Public Health Center in Lubuklinggau City in 2019. This research method uses descriptive analytic with a cross sectional approach. These results obtained respondents with good knowledge (43.3%), lack of knowledge (56.8%), young age (64.9%), old age (35.1%), use of injectable contraceptives (51.4%) and the use of non-injectable contraceptives (48.6%). Chi square statistical test results obtained value ρ> α (0.05) for knowledge of p = 0.129 and age with a value of p = 0.418. In conclusion, there is no significant relationship between knowledge and age with injection contraceptive use.
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RANDRIANASOLO, BODO, TERESA SWEZEY, KATHLEEN VAN DAMME, MARIA R. KHAN, NORO RAVELOMANANA, NY LOVANIAINA RABENJA, MBOLATIANA RAHARINIVO, APRIL J. BELL, DENISE JAMIESON, and FRIEDA BEHETS. "BARRIERS TO THE USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMAN-CONTROLLED PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN MADAGASCAR." Journal of Biosocial Science 40, no. 6 (November 2008): 879–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932007002672.
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SummaryGlobally, unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) persist as significant threats to women’s reproductive health. Barriers to the use of modern contraceptives by women might inhibit uptake of novel woman-controlled methods for preventing STIs/HIV. Use of modern contraceptives and perceptions and attitudes towards contraceptive use were investigated among women in Antananarivo, Madagascar, using qualitative research. The hypothetical acceptability of the diaphragm – a woman-controlled barrier contraceptive device that also holds promise of protecting against STIs/HIV – was assessed. Women consecutively seeking care for vaginal discharge at a public health clinic were recruited for participation in a semi-structured interview (SSI) or focus group discussion (FGD). Audiotaped SSIs and FGDs were transcribed, translated and coded for predetermined and emerging themes. Of 46 participating women, 70% reported occasional use of male condoms, mostly for preventing pregnancy during their fertile days. Although women could name effective contraceptive methods, only 14% reported using hormonal contraception. Three barriers to use of modern contraceptives emerged: gaps in knowledge about the range of available contraceptive methods; misinformation and negative perceptions about some methods; and concern about social opposition to contraceptive use, mainly from male partners. These results demonstrate the need for programmes in both family planning and STI prevention to improve women’s knowledge of modern contraceptives and methods to prevent STI and to dispel misinformation and negative perceptions of methods. In addition, involvement of men will probably be a critical component of increased uptake of woman-controlled pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention methods and improved health.
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OYEDIRAN, KOLAWOLE A., GBENGA P. ISHOLA, and BAMIKALE J. FEYISETAN. "FACTORS AFFECTING EVER-MARRIED MEN’S CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND USE IN NIGERIA." Journal of Biosocial Science 34, no. 4 (September 24, 2002): 497–510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932002004972.
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African men play important roles in the decisions about family life, including fertility and family planning. However, fertility and family planning research and programmes have ignored their roles in the past, focusing only on women’s behaviours. Since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), interest in men’s involvement in reproductive health has increased. Unfortunately, data on their knowledge and use of contraception are generally scanty. This paper examines knowledge and use of contraception among ever-married men in Nigeria. A total of 1451 ever-married men aged 18–55 were interviewed in Imo and Ondo States, Nigeria. The findings reveal that men’s level of contraceptive knowledge is high in the study areas. About 90% knew at least one method of family planning. Furthermore, the level of contraceptive use among married men is such that men could participate in family planning activities if there were adequate programmes to involve them. Men in the sample areas were found not only to support their spouses’ use of contraceptives, but were actually using condoms to delay or prevent pregnancy. Age, education, place of residence, number of living children and being counselled for family planning were identified as key factors determining contraceptive knowledge and use among married men in the study areas. To ensure increased participation of men in family planning, programmes must be designed to educate them on the need for family size limitation and involve them in service delivery, even if only to their male counterparts.
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Bell, Melissa, and Deborah Rubin. "Social Workers and Family Planning Knowledge: Are We Still Gatekeepers?" Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work 18, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.18084/basw.18.1.l186684j1n120415.
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Social workers are in a position to provide contraceptive information to clients at high risk for unintended pregnancy. This paper reports on the results of an exploratory survey of licensed social workers in Pennsylvania (N=197) working with clients of childbearing age about their knowledge of contraceptive methods and policies regarding access to contraception. The majority of respondents reported that they did not feel they were knowledgeable about birth control issues. Particular gaps in their knowledge included information about emergency contraception and laws regarding access to contraception by minors. Respondents reported that social work courses do not adequately prepare students to discuss the provision of contraceptive information to clients. Implications for social work are discussed.
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Usman, Reni Devianti, Nurfantri Nurfantri, and Maman Indrayana. "Tingkat Pemahaman Aseptor KB tentang Penggunaan Alat Kontrasepsi Hormonal." Health Information : Jurnal Penelitian 9, no. 1 (June 1, 2017): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.36990/hijp.v9i1.112.
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The results of interviews conducted on mothers of hormonal contraceptive users in Lapulu Village working area of Abeli Care Center that they do not know what hormonal contraceptives are and do not know about the contraceptive methods they use in terms of Hormonal Contraceptives, Hormonal Contraceptive Advantages and Disadvantages, Indications and Contraindications of hormonal contraceptives. All they know is just how to delay pregnancy so that the distance of pregnancy is not too close to the low cost. This goal is to obtain a general overview of Family Planning Acceptance Knowledge about the use of hormonal contraceptives in Lapulu Village, Abeli Health Centre, Kendari. This type of research is a descriptive study with a sample of 49 people. The results of this study obtained respondents knowledge about the benefits of hormonal contraceptives obtained results as many as 23 people (46.94%) knowledge while knowledge is less than 26 people (53.06%) while respondents' knowledge of hormonal contraceptive side effects was 16 people (32.65%) knowledge is good while knowledge is less than 33 people (67.35%). Catatan PenerbitPolekkes Kemenkes Kendari menyatakan tetap netral sehubungan dengan klaim dari perspektif atau buah pikiran yang diterbitkan dan dari afiliasi institusional manapun.
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Imawaigha, Oniso, Juliet, and Tawari Erebi Patricia. "Knowledge of the Use of Contraceptive among College of Health Sciences Students of Niger Delta University, Amassoma Bayelsa State, Nigeria." International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research 6, no. 2 (June 29, 2021): 459–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20210446.
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Background: Unwanted pregnancy which results in unsafe abortion and sexually transmitted disease such as HIV/AIDS can be avoided by using different contraceptive methods. Information on knowledge, attitude and practice of contraceptives among students is particularly important because of unwanted pregnancies as well as an everyday increase in number of STI and HIV/AIDS. Tactlessly, in Nigeria significant proportion of students who engages in premarital sex, either lack basic knowledge of contraception, or are ignorant of practices of contraceptive. This study aimed at studying sexuality, knowledge of contraceptive in among students in the College of Health of Health Science, Niger Delta University, Amassoma. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted among two hundred (200) students of the College of Health of Health Science, Niger Delta University aged 16-30 years. Data collection was carried out using both self-administered questionnaire Results: The analysis of the data showed that majority of the students of the students in College of Health Science, Niger Delta University are about (84%) sexually experience with most of the first sexual experiences occurring within the 16-20 years’ age group. There is a high level of knowledge (83%) of contraceptive available and where to get them but the level of contraceptive use is relatively lower (61.5%) even for the sexually active notwithstanding their level of education. This could be attributed to the factors affecting contraceptive use identified by them which includes embarrassment to buy, lack of proper knowledge, fear of side effect, lack of money and disapproval by partners. Conclusion: Majority of the respondents have a good knowledge on contraceptive. There is need to renew sex education campaigns in our primary, secondary and tertiary institutions as well as educating parents on the need to teach their wards about sex. Keywords: Knowledge, Contraceptive, Student, Bayelsa State.
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Gupta, Nidhi, Renuka Sinha, and Abha Mangal. "Knowledge, attitude and practice study on immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device method of family planning." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 8 (July 22, 2017): 2981. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173357.
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Background: The objectives of the study were to assess knowledge, attitude and practice in post-partum intrauterine contraceptive device method of family planning and to know about willingness for post-partum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) when knowledge is provided for the same.Methods: This is a cross sectional observational study including 1200 patients of immediate post-partum period (<48 hrs of delivery), delivered at Safdarjung hospital. Women were evaluated with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire.Results: Out of 1200 women 864 (72%) were aware of some family planning method but only 672 (56%) had used some family planning method in the past. 108 (9%) women had knowledge regarding Post-partum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD). Among these, 72 (6%) women opted for PPIUCD. After knowledge regarding PPIUCD had been given, 80 more women adopted this as a method of contraception. So total 152 (12.67%) opted PPIUCD.Conclusions: This study highlights that awareness and knowledge does not always lead to use of contraceptives. A lot of educational and motivational activities are needed.
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Inamdar, SA, Neharika Malhotra, and Amrita Sinha. "Knowledge and Awareness about Contraception among Married Females under Age Group 20 to 35 Years in Rural Area of Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha." Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4, no. 1 (2012): 43–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1171.
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ABSTRACT Objectives The aims of the study are: 1. To bridge the gap of knowledge regarding contraception. 2. To enhance the awareness regarding contraception for spacing for a better outcome. 3. To reduce contraceptive related problems, incidence of unwanted pregnancy and pregnancy-related risk in future. 4. To assess the acceptance of different modes of contraception. 5. To find out the success of contraceptive practice which lies in the acceptance of a regular contraceptives to prevent future pregnancies. Materials and methods It is a qualitative and quantitative descriptive method to assess married females about knowledge of contraception and other areas of reproductive health. Questionnaire will be used to assess the knowledge of 300 married females ranging in age from 20 to 35 years in rural area Sawangi (Meghe) in Wardha district. Results Most of the respondents used MTP and sterilization (48%), followed by barrier (23%), IUCD (17%), oral contraception (10%). Their spouses were engaged in skilled as well as unskilled work. Respondents were being married for less than 5 years (37%), 36% had a married life span of 5 to 10 years. Literacy rate of contraceptive users were not that much high, 31% had primary schooling followed by 25% had secondary schooling. Majority of them (60%) were in age group 26 to 30 years, followed by 25% in age group 31 to 35 years. Conclusion This study was done to evaluate the awareness and the use of different mode of contraception in age group 20 to 35 years. This study is mainly focuses on rural hospital to avoid unseen complications of unwanted termination of pregnancy. The awareness of women regarding the various contraceptive methods was high for MTP and sterilization (48%), followed by barrier method (23%). The commonest reason quoted by the women for not using a contraceptive method was the unwillingness of husband. Along with the women, their spouses should be counseled and educated so that awareness spreads to a greater extent. How to cite this article Sinha A, Malhotra N, Inamdar SA. Knowledge and Awareness about Contraception among Married Females under Age Group 20 to 35 Years in Rural Area of Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2012;4(1):43-46.
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Owonikoko, Kola M., Hajarah T. Bello-Ajao, Adegboyega A. Fawole, and Adetunji O. Adeniji. "Determinants of sexual activities and contraceptive usage among adolescents in high schools in Ogbomoso, a semi-urban settlement in Nigeria." International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 28, no. 2 (May 1, 2016): 161–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2015-0001.
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Abstract Background: Abortion complications constitute 13% of maternal deaths worldwide and 40% of maternal deaths in Nigeria, while 80% of patients with abortion complications are adolescents. Aims: Assessing the adolescents’ knowledge and attitude and the determinants of their sexual activities and contraceptive usage. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among high school students of Ogbomoso – a semi-urban settlement. Stratified multistage randomization was used to select one high school from each of five local government areas of the study site. Students were interviewed with pretested questionnaire to sought information on demographic status, family type, knowledge of sexuality, and contraceptive usages. Results: The age range of the respondents was 10–19 years with mean±SD age 13.7±1.9 years. Among them, 6.5% were sexually active. Of the respondents, 56.8% scored good knowledge about sexuality and contraception and 57.5% respondents had good attitude to contraception. Age (p=0.004) and father’s education (p=0.001) were factors associated with knowledge about sexuality and contraception, while mothers’ occupation (p=0.02) and fathers’ occupation (p=0.001) and education (p=0.04) were significantly associated with positive attitude toward contraception. Conclusion: This study revealed that a significant percentage of the studied adolescents had poor knowledge and attitude toward contraception, and many of the sexually active respondents had inaccurate knowledge on the use of contraceptives and where it could be obtained.
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Okoli, Menkeoma Laura, Samuel Alao, Somtochukwu Ojukwu, Nnadozie C. Emechebe, Asuelimen Ikhuoria, and Kevin E. Kip. "Predictive and spatial analysis for estimating the impact of sociodemographic factors on contraceptive use among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in Kenya: Implications for policies and practice." BMJ Open 9, no. 1 (January 2019): e022221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022221.
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BackgroundDespite the availability and knowledge of various contraceptive methods, consistent utilisation in women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) within the reproductive age group remains below the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Family Planning 2020 goals. This study examines the association between sociodemographic factors and contraceptive use including the effect of clustering tendencies of these factors on contraceptive usage among WLWHA in Kenya.MethodsWeighted multivariate logistic regression models were conducted to determine the association of sociodemographic factors on contraception use among WLWHA using the 2008–2009 Kenya Demographic Health Survey. Spatial autocorrelation techniques were used to explore clustering tendencies of these factors on contraception utilisation. Our study population included 304 HIV positive women, aged 15–49 years.ResultsAmong 304 HIV-positive women in our study population, 92 (30.3%) reported using one method of contraception. Contraceptive use was significantly associated with wealth and education after adjustment for other sociodemographic variables. Women classified as having low and middle wealth index were less likely to use contraceptives (OR=0.17, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.43; OR=0.33, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.98, respectively) compared with women classified as having high wealth index. Similarly, women with primary education only were less likely to use contraceptives compared with women with secondary or higher education (OR=0.42, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.98). Spatial autocorrelation revealed significant positive clusters with weak clustering tendencies of non-contraceptive use among different levels of wealth index and education within different regions of Kenya.ConclusionThese findings underscores the need for intervention programmes to further target socially disadvantaged WLWHA, which is necessary for achieving the SDGs.
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Sheikh, Naheed Humayun, Ayesha Humayun, Hina Mahmood, Mamoon Akbar Qureshi, and Shakila Zaman. "Changing Perceptions of Females Regarding Contraception & Associated Rights: An Interventional Study." Proceedings of Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Lahore 34, no. 4 (November 5, 2020): 52–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.47489/p000s344z771mc.
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Introduction: There is a strong connection between sovereignty, provision of rights and health status of women. Females from middle and low-income countries have a poor perception of contraceptive choices and rights. Aims & Objectives: This study determined change in contraception related perceptions and associated rights in females through behavior change communication strategies. Place and duration of study: Basic Health Units of District Lahore, Pakistan during 2011-2016. Material & Methods: A community-based, quasi-interventional study was conducted on conveniently selected 100 Muslim married females with parity ≤ 4, attending randomly selected 10 basic health units out of 37 in district Lahore. Self-constructed, structured questionnaire was administered by interviewer in local language for pre and post intervention assessment of knowledge and perception about contraceptives and contraception-associated female rights was used. Religion-based messages which were tailored for this context were imparted using behavior change communication strategies. Reinforcement was done after sixth months and the post BCC assessment was carried out to measure the change in the knowledge, nine months after intervention. Results: The mean age of respondents was 28.15 ± 5.35 years, 37.0% were illiterate, 93% had income/capita/month ≤ Rs.3000. 59% of the respondents never used any method of contraception. Out of contraceptive users, 53.7% used condoms while 48.8% made decision of spacing after they had 2 or more children. After imparting BCC, there was significant change (p<0.05) in perception about delay in first pregnancy, spacing, and decisions related to planning family, utilization of contraceptive services and contraception on the whole. Conclusion: Knowledge and perception about contraceptive use and rights can be significantly improved by using targeted, contextualized, tailored messages through behavior change approach.
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Ghike, Sunita, Sulbha Joshi, A. Bhalerao, and A. Kawthalkar. "Awareness and Contraception Practices among Women—An Indian Rural Experience." Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2, no. 1 (2010): 19–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1053.
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ABSTRACT Population explosion is a major burden on developing countries like us. Unregulated fertility not only disrupts the health of women and child but also disrupts the economy of society and nation. To gain the knowledge about awareness and contraceptive practices in women living in rural area a cross-sectional study was conducted over two years from 15/5/05 to 15/6/07 in relation to age, parity, literacy level, working place, source of knowledge about contraception, women practicing contraception and reasons for nonuse of contraceptives. It was observed that most of the women belong to the age group of 22 to 25 years 346.91%, 33.7% were para 2. 56.3% were working and 44%were literate and only 1 to 1.2% had education above high school level. Media including TV and radio was the main source of contraceptive knowledge, i.e. 70%. 67.5% of women were aware about temporary methods of contraception while 100% were aware about permanent methods of contraception, but number of women practicing contraception was very low, i.e. 35.7% and the main reason of nonpractice of contraception was family pressure mainly in laws, husband gender bias, physical abuse, etc. i. e. 59%. It was noted that though knowledge of at least one method of contraception was wide among the women but still actual practice was very low.
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Karkee, Rajendra, Samita Adhikary, David Thapa, and Nilambar Jha. "A Cross-Sectional Survey of Contraceptive Use and Birth Spacing Among Multiparous Women in Eastern Nepal." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 32, no. 2-3 (March 2020): 91–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539520912117.
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Despite the known benefits of the use of contraceptives, notably birth spacing, the use of contraceptives in Nepal has remained stagnant since 2006. The purpose of this article is to assess the knowledge and use of contraceptives, and to ascertain preceding interbirth spacing in an eastern plain district of Nepal. A cross-sectional survey was completed on 406 multiparous women aged 18 to 49 years to collect data via structured questionnaires in Jhapa district of Nepal. The majority of the participants (96.1%) had knowledge of at least one modern contraceptive: injectable and oral contraceptives were the most common. Female sterilization was the most commonly used method of contraception. The median birth spacing was 41.5 months, and the majority of participants (79.1%) had preceding interbirth spacing greater than 24 months. The average preferred birth spacing was 51.3 months, and about half of the participants said that 60 months was the appropriate birth spacing. Though knowledge of contraceptives use is almost universal in this population, the use is still low. The preferred birth spacing is longer than the actual birth spacing, signifying an unmet need of contraception.
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Behera, Shyambhavee, and Kartikey Yadav. "Knowledge-utilization gap regarding modern methods of contraception among rural women attending an outreach health centre in North Delhi." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 9, no. 11 (October 27, 2020): 4494. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20204799.
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Background: Even with nearly five decades of launch of the programme, only half of the eligible couples in the country are using any modern method of contraception and 12% still have an unmet need for family planning, as per National Family Health Survey 4 (NFHS 4). The current study aims to estimate the knowledge and use of the contraceptive practices and its socio-demographic determinants among women (15-49 years) attending Health Centre in a rural village of North Delhi.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in July, 2018 at outreach Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC) in North Delhi. Hundred currently married women in the reproductive age group (15-45 years) coming to outreach centre participated in the study. The study participants were interviewed using pretested, semi structured questionnaire.Results: Although 96% of the study participants had knowledge regarding any of the modern method of contraception, only 57% were using them (including condom, OCP, IUCD and sterilization). Reasons for not using any kind of contraceptive included poor reliability, lack of proper knowledge regarding availability and use, partner opposition and willingness to have a child.Conclusions: Although knowledge about contraceptives was good, the utilization was very low. Even in presence of established and ever-expanding services available, the current study reported a remarkable gap in the individual contraceptive knowledge and utilization. Thus, providing correct knowledge to the couple as a single unit and its reiteration at regular interval becomes the pivot in filling this knowledge-utilization gap.
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George, Jibi Stephen, and Hemant Kumar. "Knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception among urban women in Mangaluru, Karnataka." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 5 (April 27, 2019): 2086. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191824.
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Background: India with 50% percent of its population in reproductive age group is the second most populous country in the world with an estimated population of 1.37 billion and if measures are not taken; it is likely to rise to 1.68 billion by the year 2050.The answer lies in promoting small family norms by modern contraceptive methods with the proposed goal of 75% coverage by 2030. In the backdrop of above present research was conceived to study, the knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception among urban women in Mangaluru, Karnataka.Methods: Present study is a cross sectional study. A total of 110 urban women were evaluated with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire for the knowledge, attitude and practices on various prevalent contraceptive methods.Results: Though all the participants were found to be aware of available contraceptives, only 57.3% of them had used one or the other method in their life time. The attitude of large majority (82.7%) of study subjects was found to be positive. The most commonly used contraceptive was condom 73.9%, followed by oral pills (39.2%) and Copper -T (23.9%). Desire for male child (30.1%), lack of awareness (15.1%) and fear of side effects (11.3%) were cited as the main barriers to the use of contraceptives.Conclusions: The study brings out the need for health educational strategies to create awareness in the community on family planning and contraceptive methods.
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Verma, Neeti, and Prashant K. Bajpai. "Knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception among the married women of reproductive age group in urban slums of Lucknow." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 9, no. 6 (May 27, 2021): 1716. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20212241.
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Background: Despite the availability of a wide range of contraceptive and mass media campaigns and information, education, and communication programs, population control remains a distant dream to achieve. The low use of spacing methods is reflected by early childbearing and short birth intervals. The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of different contraceptive methods among married women in the reproductive age group.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 230 married women in the reproductive age group (18-49 years) attending the outpatient department (OPD) of urban health training centre and came mainly from the neighboring slum locality.Results: We have included a total of 230 participants in the study analysis. Almost all (98.6%) of the study participants had knowledge about at least one method of contraception. If we see the use of contraceptive methods, 163 (70.8%) women ever used any of the contraceptive methods. Less than half (40.9%) had knowledge that contraceptive methods reduce the economic burden on the family. A negative attitude towards the practice of contraception was found among 11.7 percent of women in the study. When asking about present (last 1 year) practice of contraception, 29.1% not practiced any method of contraception, 25.6% used oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), and 27.8% used condoms.Conclusions: The study reveals good knowledge and favorable attitude of rural couples towards contraception. Contraceptive knowledge and practice were influenced by exposure to family planning messages. Women's education and counselling of couples can play an important role in adopting family planning methods.
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Sanz-Martos, Sebastián, Isabel María López-Medina, Cristina Álvarez-García, María Zoraida Clavijo-Chamorro, Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo, María Mar López-Rodríguez, Ana Fernández-Feito, et al. "Young Nursing Student’s Knowledge and Attitudes about Contraceptive Methods." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16 (August 13, 2020): 5869. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165869.
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Purpose: Adolescence is considered a period in which individuals are particularly at risk of negative consequences related to sexual health. Increased knowledge levels have traditionally been used as an indicator of the effectiveness of educational programs, but attitudes are not addressed and are a key element for the success of such programs. The aim of this study is to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptive methods among nursing students. A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out. In total, 2914 university students (aged 18–25 years) enrolled in the study. Participants completed two validated scales to measure knowledge level and attitudes toward contraceptive use. Nursing degree students who received training about contraceptives obtained a success rate of over 70%, compared to 15.3% among students who had not received such training (p < 0.001). The mean attitude score was 43.45 points (10–50), but there were no significant differences in terms of student training (p = 0.435), although they were significantly higher among students who used contraceptives at first or last sexual intercourse (p < 0.001). There was a significant weak correlation between the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptives. An adequate level of knowledge about sexuality and contraceptive methods does not correspond to positive attitudes toward their use, although having an excellent attitude toward contraceptive use is related to their use during youth and adolescence.
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Qazi, Mahvish, Najmus Saqib, and Sachin Gupta. "Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among women of reproductive age group attending outpatient department in a tertiary centre of Northern India." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 8, no. 5 (April 29, 2019): 1775. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191531.
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Background: India with 1.35 billion people is the second most populated country in the world next to China. Total fertility rate of India is 2.2 and the current total fertility rate of Jammu and Kashmir is 1.7 which is still lagging behind various states. This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices of contraception in women of reproductive age in this set up.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was carried out in patients attending OPD (outpatient department) of Obstetrics and Gynecology at ASCOMS, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India from 1st September 2017 to 31st August 2018. 200 married women aged between 18-49 years were included in this study. Socio-demographic characteristics of the women, their knowledge, attitude and practices on contraception were evaluated with the help of predesigned questionnaire.Results: Out of 200 women, maximum respondents belong to age group of 21-25 years (75.6%). Most of the contraceptive non-users belongs to age below 20 years (62.5%). Majority of respondents were Hindu (70.37%), maximum studied up to secondary level education (84.61%), 70.30% were housewives and 56.58% belongs to middle class. In 45% of respondents, media was the main source of information. Preferred spacing method was condom in 85% of cases. 68% women had knowledge of female sterilization. According to most women, family planning methods are meant for limitations of birth (43%) and 36% meant for spacing of birth. 80% women had positive attitude towards contraceptive usage. 50% experienced side effects with the use of contraceptives. The most common side effect was menstrual irregularities in 25% of cases. Most common reason for not using contraceptive methods among non-respondents were lack of knowledge in 50% of cases.Conclusions: The study showed that inspite of having good knowledge, utilization of contraceptives were less because of large family norm, religious myth, cultural and political barriers. Ignorance regarding use and side effects of various contraceptive methods is another reason for inadequate practice of family planning methods.
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Nanda, Smiti, Sonika Mann, and Krishna Dahiya. "Women's Knowledge and Opinions Regarding Emergency Contraception." Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4, no. 3 (2012): 151–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1200.
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ABSTRACT Aim To know the knowledge and use of contraceptive methods, especially awareness of emergency contraception among women attending gynecology OPD at PGIMS, Rohtak. Study design Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study Materials and methods The study was carried out among patients and their attenders attending postpartum center at PGIMS outpatient department, Rohtak. Both married and unmarried women in the reproductive age group were enrolled. A questionnaire was given concerning questions on knowledge and use of contraceptive methods and awareness of emergency contraception. Results Out of 500 women, 450 women consented for the study. The subjects were both literate (65.1%) and illiterate (34.9%), and belonged to an urban (33.2%) and rural (66.8%) background. Of the 419 married women, 92% practiced contraception, among them 70% were regular users. 110 respondents underwent abortions of which 26 had spontaneous and 84 had induced abortions. Among the available contraceptive methods, condom was the most popular method in 171 women (38%) followed by Copper-T in 50 women (11.1%). The use of hormonal contraception was very low 9%. Print and electronic media were the common source of public awareness in 149 subjects (57.7%), 55 women (12.2%) were aware and only six women used emergency contraception. Conclusion The awareness of emergency contraception was low in both literate and in illiterate population. With rural background the awareness about emergency contraception was almost nil, about proper timing, use and its side effects. Appropriate awareness programs on EC are needed for the population, so that they can benefit maximum from it. How to cite this article Dahiya K, Mann S, Nanda S. Women's Knowledge and Opinions Regarding Emergency Contraception. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2012;4(3):151-154.
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Hasan, Areeba, Amardip A. Nandeshwar, D. K. Srivastava, and Afroz A. Khan. "A study on prevalence of contraceptive use and its determinants among eligible couples in urban slums of Gorakhpur district." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 10 (September 24, 2018): 4288. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183961.
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Background: As the urban slum population is increasing rapidly and have higher rate of illness than non-slum areas of the same city. Root of most of the health related problems are due to population which can be best controlled by family planning. The aims and objectives of the study were to know the prevalence of use of contraceptive methods and determinant of contraceptive use among couples in urban slums of Gorakhpur.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from September 2013-August 2014 in urban slums of District Gorakhpur. WHO 30 cluster sampling method was applied.Results: 145 (67.4%) of all eligible couple had ever used a contraceptive method. About one third of females (28.9%) had undergone Permanent sterilization followed by Condom (21.3%) use. About (15.0%) DMPA and IUCD were used in about equal in proportion. OCPs were used only by (12.4%) females. On the basis of caste, SC/ST showed highest ever use of contraception.Conclusions: Among the males 92.1% males and 89.8% females had the knowledge about contraceptives to be used. Prevalence of currently using contraceptives is 44.6%. About one third of females (28.9%) had undergone permanent sterilization followed by condom (21.3%) use. About (15.0%) DMPA and IUCD were used in about equal in proportion. OCPs were used only by (12.4%) females. Emergency contraceptives least used. No vasectomy done. About 10% lack of knowledge of contraception and a huge gap between knowledge and practice. So some educational programmes and motivational programmes must run in our community.