Introduction: India is currently facing problems with pre-fix of ‘P’. They are “population explosion”, poverty, and pollution. Population explosion is directly perpetuating the other two problems. Family planning is the only safest and cost effective strategies to have impact on health of women. In many studies it was found that though people were aware of contraceptives but its usage was limited. To know the various factors influencing usage of family planning methods this study was conducted. The study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of various family planning methods.
Methodology: Cross–sectional study conducted by face to face interview of selected women using a questionnaire.
Results: Total of 80% of women were aware that family planning is about limitation of births but, 208 (64.8%) women had ever used contraceptive. And 22 (10.58%) of them have faced minor complications, which has either self-resolved or on medication. The most common reason for not using contraceptive was being uncomfortable (81.42%) to use them.
Conclusions: Women had good knowledge regarding contraceptives, but most of the women followed methods suggested by their elders. Advertisement regarding newer methods has to be strengthened.
Background: India is currently facing “population explosion” which is directly perpetuating development of country. Family planning is the only safest and cost-effective strategies to have impact on health of women.Methods: Community based cross sectional study, conducted by face to face interview with women included for study after systematic random sampling. The collected information was analysed using appropriate statistical tools.Results: Total of 88.7% of women were aware that family planning is for limitation of births but, 292 (70.2%) women had ever used contraceptive, and 30 (24.2%) of them have faced minor complications, which has either self-resolved or on medication. The most common reason for not using contraceptive was being uncomfortable (76.6%) to use them.Conclusions: Women had good knowledge regarding contraceptives, but most of the women followed methods suggested by their elders. Advertisement regarding newer methods has to be strengthened.
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