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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF WOMEN TOWARDS CONTRACEPTION

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OBJECTIVE: To find out the frequency of knowledge, attitude and prac-tices of women regarding contraception.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1000 random-ly selected females of reproductive age ranging from 14-50 years atGynaecology and Obstetrics OPD of Moulvi Ameer Shah Memorial Hos-pital, Peshawar from January to December 2014. Data was collected by interviewing the subjects using a predesigned proforma and analyzed by SPSS version 12.RESULTS: Out of 1000 women, only 256 (25.6%) were using contra-ception. Majority of contraceptive users (n=137/256; 53.5%) were from >35 years old and 72.85% (n=542/744) of non-users of contraception were ranging in age from 20-35 years. Majority of contraceptive users (n=202/256; 78.9%) and nonusers (n=538/744; 72.3%) were Illiter-ate. Majority of contraceptive users (n=110/256; 43%) were frommiddle-class while most of non-users of contraceptives (n=633/744; 85.1%) were poor. The contraceptive use was 68.4% among working women than 31.6 % of the house wives. Coitus interruptus was more common method (n=135; 35.5%) followed by intrauterine contra-ceptive device (n=35; 13.7%). Reasons for not using contraception included “wishing no interference in nature” (n=371/744; 49.9%), “want more children” (n=362/744; 48.6%) and “pressure of husband/in-laws” (n=301/744; 40.5%). Common reasons for contraceptive use were “want less children” (n=164/256; 64.1%) and “husband Demand” (n=156/256; 60.9%). There was lack of proper knowledge regarding contraceptive methods.

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