IJIMS.2020.115
Type of Article: Original Research
Volume 7; Issue 8: 2020
Page No.: 941-946
DOI: 10.16965/ijims.2020.115
PERCEPTIONS, COUPLE MOTIVATION TO AVOID PREGNANCY, APPROVAL OF CONTRACEPTIVES AND REASONS OF NON ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACEPTION AMONG MARRIED WOMEN HAVING UNMET NEED OF CONTRACEPTION IN A SELECTED RURAL COMMUNITY, WEST BENGAL
Swati Sinha 1, Kasturi Mandal *2, Samir Ray 3, Madhusri Manna 4.
1 Deputy Nursing Superintendent, IPGMER-S.S.K.M Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
*2 Professor, College of Nursing, Asia Heart Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Associate Professor, HOD, Community Medicine Department, Murshidabad Medical College, West Bengal, India.
4 Professor, College of Nursing, Asia Heart Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Corresponding Author: Kasturi Mandal, Professor, College of Nursing, Asia Heart Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. E-Mail: kasturi0606@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Unmet need for contraceptions the condition in which there is the desire to avoid or postpone childbearing, without the use of any means of contraception.
Objectives: This study was carried out to identify Perceptions, couple motivation to avoid pregnancy and reasons for non-acceptance of contraception among married women having unmet need of contraception
Method: The cross-sectional community based observational study was conducted at Chakberia&Kustia villages of Kalikapursubcentre of Sonarpur block of south 24 Parganas in West Bengal Data were collected by direct interviewing using valid and reliable interview schedule from 100 married women with specific sampling criteria. The collected data were tabulated and statistically analyzed.
Results: Out of 100 married women having unmet need of contraception, 58% women had unmet need for limiting and 42% women had an unmet need for spacing. 27% and 18% women verbalized as they practicing withdrawal and calendar method, so they didn’t use any contraceptives. . Most common perceived contraceptive was the oral pill. Only 28% women had strong Social familial individual approval for contraceptives; 32% women were moderately to poorly motivated to avoid pregnancy.
KEY WORDS: unmet need, non-acceptance of contraception, perception, couple motivation to avoid pregnancy, Social familial individual approval.
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