An assessment of sociodemographic factors and family planning practices in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India: a cross sectional study

Authors

  • Mittal Rathod Department of Community Medicine, M. P. Shah GMC, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
  • Dipesh Parmar Department of Community Medicine, M. P. Shah GMC, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
  • Aniruddha Gohel Department of Community Medicine, M. P. Shah GMC, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
  • Mehul Kaliya Department of Medicine, Shree M. P. Shah GMC, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
  • Sumit Unadakat Department of Community Medicine, M. P. Shah GMC, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
  • Nirmika Patel Department of Community Medicine, M. P. Shah GMC, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20151263

Keywords:

Reproductive age group, CPR, Family planning practice

Abstract

Background: India was the first country in the world to launch a National Family Planning Programme in 1952. It was purely a demographic programme with the sole objective of reducing the birth rate to stabilize the population. As per 2011 census population increased with the growth rate of 17.7%. Thus even after 63 years of programme & many more new advances & updates in programme, India could not reach its target of at least 60% of couple protection rate. So there would be some definite factors prohibiting its use.

Methods: A cross section study of 450 reproductive age group women was conducted to find out the factors of unmet need of contraception & socio demographic profile.

Results: In present study couple protection rate was 57.11%, majority being permanent sterilization. The selection of contraception was influenced by her husband in 43.24% & by mother-in-law in 62.16%.

Conclusions: The study revealed that almost half of the couple population was using the contraception that included temporary as well as permanent methods of contraception.

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2017-02-19

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