Reproductive Health, Contraception and Fertility among Dummali Rai’s in Bhojpur District, Nepal:
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2011-05
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Department of Population Studies
Abstract
The study "Reproductive health, Contraception and fertility in Dummali
Rai community" was carried out using primary data obtained from 165
respondents of currently married women aged 15-49 years Sano-Dumma of
Bhojpur, Nepal. Knowledge, practice, use and reasons for nonuse of
contraceptive among currently married women aged 15-49 years were
examined in the study.
The total population of sample household was 970 in the study area, among
them males were 514 and 456 were females. The sex ratio was 112.7. The
result indicated that 84.3 percent people were literate and 15.7 percent were
illiterate. The major occupation was agriculture with 27.5 percent people
was engaged in this sector.
If we analyze the availability of food production is 98.8 percent out of the
total population. The 53.9 percent people’s household income per month is
Rs. 5,000-10,000. The 95.8 percent have toilet facility. The 55.2 percent
husbands are decision maker where as 55.8 percent female take advice every
day. Out of the 165 household, 53.6 are unmarried where as 44.3 percent
are unmarried,60.7 percent have the knowledge of RH, 85.7 percent do not
have the knowledge of contraceptive, 3 currently married women had
aborted unwanted pregnancy. Before 15 years, 1.2 percent youth keep first
sexual intercourse. The 52 percent people viewed an organization’s
information programmes. The 99.4 percent receive RH service easily, the
95.8 percent got information of FP from radio/TV and in the last pregnancy,
and 77.8 percent take ANC service.
Efforts are to be made to enhance the situations of education, with RH
knowledge; outreach of policy implementation at the grassroots level; sexual
and reproductive health related educational programmes for young
population; opportunities for economic improvement of the families; and,
establishment of the health facilities in each wards of the VDC.
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Reproductive Health, Contraception, Fertility, Rai community