A study on contraceptive use among married women of reproductive age group in a rural area of Tamilnadu, India

Contraceptive use: Its prevalence, awareness, practices and determinants in a rural population of Northern India

“…Gupta et al [21] reported this rate to be 36% while Gupta et al [13] reported a higher rate of 49%. Oral contraceptive users were 24% in the present study which was consistent with that reported by Haldar et al [19] Higher rates of oral contraceptive pill usage to the tune of 43.4% was reported by Chankapa et al [22] while lower rates of 7.5% were reported by Rao and Somayajulu [23] and Kumar et al [24] Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) users were found to be relatively low 8.33% while Chankapa et al [22] and Nair et al [20] reported a still lower rate of IUCD usage at 4.19% and 4.8%, respectively. Analysis of factors for nonuse of contraceptives revealed that side effects of contraceptives were a major concern among them.…”

“…These results concur with those reported by Bisoi et al [18] but are in contrast with the results reported by Gupta et al [13] More than half of the respondents in the current study had two living children, and the contraceptive use rate did not differ significantly with a number of living children (P > 0.05). These results differ from Gupta et al [13] and Nair et al [20] while Chaco [10] observed that number of living children was an important determinant of contraceptive use. More than half of the eligible couples were in lower middle class as per Modified Uday Pareek scale.…”

Contraceptive needs and practices among married women of reproductive age in rural Maharashtra

“…There is an inverse association between fertility and educational status, as many studies have shown, bettereducated women are more likely to use contraception. [7] In our study, we found 70.5% (122 women out of total 173) of contraceptive users having education at and above secondary school. In these better-educated woman use of spacing method was higher (47.5%) while in less educated woman use of terminal method was higher (80.4%).…”

“…Chattopadhyay [6] reported 12.6% users of spacing method while in a study. In a study conducted in rural area of Tamil Nadu, [7] the use of the three modern spacing methods together accounts for 18% of contraceptive use rate while in another study of Delhi, [8] spacing method accounts for the 45.4% of the use of contraception. Contraceptive method mix compares the use of different contraceptive methods (called 'method mix') among women of different age group, education, and occupation.…”

Awareness and use of Contraceptive Methods in Women of Child Bearing Age Group: A Cross Sectional Study

“…The authors found that the most common method of contraception was sterilization which was done in 26.2% patients. The other common contraceptive methods used were natural and barrier methods which were practiced in 17.9% and 14.3% 11 .…”