Abstract
Background: India is the second most populous country in the world. Appropriate
knowledge and usage of contraception are important.
Objective: This cross-sectional observational study was done to assess the awareness and usage of
different methods of contraception among women of reproductive age group.
Materials and Methods: Six hundred women between the ages 18-45 years, attending Gynae OPD
at SIMS, Hapur were interviewed with the help of a predesigned questionnaire from May 2019 to
January 2020. Women having medical disorders were excluded.
Results: Among 600 women, 52.5% were between 21 to 30 years of age. 81.2% had parity equal to
or more than two. 86% of women were of rural origin and 66.5% belonged to the Muslim community.
85.3% of women were aware of barrier contraception, 81% were aware of natural methods,
47.7% knew about IUCD, and 57.5% were aware of OCP’s. 78.2% were aware of permanent methods
of family planning. 96.3% of women were aware of at least one method of contraception. Only
37.4% of women were using contraception. There was a statistical difference among the rural and
urban populations for awareness and usage of contraception.
Conclusion: Despite awareness of contraception, in our study population, the acceptance of contraception
was low in comparison to other studies. Fear of side effects is the most common reason for
less usage.
Keywords:
Awareness, knowledge, population control, attitudes, contraception.
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