KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES ABOUT CONTRACEPTIVE AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP FEMALES
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https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i8.2082Keywords:
Attitude, Practice, Contraception, Reproductive age groupAbstract
Background: Aim of current study was to assess the knowledge, attitude & practices of contraceptives among married women of reproductive age group.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on females between 15-45 years was included while unmarried females were excluded. The participation was on voluntary basis. Questions regarding factors responsible for non use of contraception were also asked. All data were analyzed by Epi-info software.
Results: Out of 1000 women, 634(63.40%) had knowledge about family planning. 62.00% knew about condom, followed by OCPs & other methods. Only 8.00% Women were aware of emergency contraceptive.
Conclusions: Our study highlights that knowledge and awareness doesn’t always lead to the use of contraceptives. One needs to understand the level of awareness and practices in the community before implementing the family planning program
Keyword: Attitude, Practice, Contraception, Reproductive age group
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