Contraceptive Knowledge, Attitude and PracticeAmong Eligible Couples of Rural Haryana

The Internet journal of mental health Pub Date : 2011-12-31 DOI:10.5580/156e

Neelu Saluja, Seema Sharma, S. Choudhary, D. R. Gaur, S. Pandey

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Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude regarding family planning and the practice of contraceptives among eligible couples of rural Haryana. Study Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Agroha village. Participants: 250 eligible couples. Methodology: The primary tool in this study was predesigned and pretested questionnaire for recording of individual informations. Result:The knowledge about one or more methods of contraception, particularly modern contraceptive methods was 95.0%, being 95.6% among males and 94.4% among females.The knowledge about traditional methods of contraception was 72.0% in males and 46.4% in females. The most common source of knowledge for all couples in general was the “Exposure to family planning messages” (72.0%) followed by discussion with doctors and other health care workers (42.6%). Sex-wise, the most common source of knowledge for males as well as females was “Exposure to family planning messages” (75.2% and 68.8% respectively). Of 250 interviewed couples, 148 (59.2%) were practicing different contraceptive methods. Completion of family was found to be the most common reason for using contraception (81.1%). Fertility related reasons (45.1%) followed by husband’s opposition (28.4%) were the common reasons for not using contraception. Positive attitude for contraception was shown by 198 (79.2%) females and 158 (63.2%) males. Conclusion: The study reveals good knowledge and favourable attitude of rural couples towards contraception. The study also 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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哈里亚纳邦农村符合条件夫妇的避孕知识、态度和做法

目的:了解哈里亚纳邦农村地区符合条件夫妇的计划生育知识、态度和避孕措施实施情况。研究设计:横断面。背景:Agroha村。参与者:250对符合条件的夫妇。方法:本研究的主要工具是预先设计和预先测试的问卷，用于记录个人信息。结果:对一种或多种避孕方法，特别是现代避孕方法的知晓率为95.0%，其中男性为95.6%，女性为94.4%。男性对传统避孕方法的知晓率为72.0%，女性为46.4%。一般来说，所有夫妇最常见的知识来源是“接触计划生育信息”(72.0%)，其次是与医生和其他卫生保健工作者讨论(42.6%)。在性别方面，男性和女性最常见的知识来源是“接触计划生育信息”(分别为75.2%和68.8%)。在250对受访夫妇中，148对(59.2%)采用不同的避孕方法。家庭完整是使用避孕措施最常见的原因(81.1%)。不采取避孕措施的常见原因是生育原因(45.1%)，其次是丈夫反对(28.4%)。对避孕持积极态度的女性198人(79.2%)，男性158人(63.2%)。结论:调查显示农村夫妇对避孕有良好的认识和态度。该研究还强调，意识并不总是导致使用避孕措施。需要开展大量的教育和激励活动，并改进计划生育服务，以促进使用避孕药具和降低高生育率。

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