Knowledge and Practice of Contraceptive Device in Limbu Women

Abstract

The study on "Knowledge and Practice of Contraceptive Device in Limbu Women" has been carried out using primary sources of data obtained from 110 households of the currently married women aged 15-49 years. This study was conducted at Sagurigadi Rural Municipality Dhankuta district in march 2018 The main objectives of the research study is to examine the social, economic, and demographic condition and knowledge of family planning methods of the currently married women, to evaluate current use of family planning methods an utilization of family planning services ,to identify the barriers to the utilization of family planning services on Hundred ten household were selected from sampling and researcher collected the data from interview and analyzed descriptively. At last, finding and conclusion has been drawn and research has recommended and suggested the points. This thesis is structured into five pasts. Fist part deals with the introduction of the title and its theoretical ground . Second part reviews the related literature of the relevant work. Third part deals with the methodology of the study .Fourth part deals with analysis and interpretation of data ,summary and findings, Fifty part deals with conclusions and recommendations. In this research, Most of the currently married women (71.9%) were literate whereas 28.1% percent were illiterate. Out of 110 respondents 48.9 percent have cash annual income range between Rs.40001-10000 whereas nearly 28 percent have above Rs. 10001 and 23.3 percent have below Rs. 4000.The majority of women have one son (37.8%) and two daughters (21.1%) but they desired on daughter and two sons (70% vs. 73.3).Out of 110 respondents, more than 43 percent had married at the age of 19-20 years, 30 percent above 20 years and 27 percent had married before the 18 years. Among the currently married women about 89 percent were familiar with at least one contraceptive method which was less than national level. Out of 110 currently married women 52.5 percent were ever users and 38.1 percent were current users for at least one contraceptives method. There was positive relationship between current use of family planning method and social-demographic factors like literate women, number of children ever born and number of living son. Among the 110 respondents, 10 women (11.1%) didn't have knowledge of family planning methods, 34.4 percent women didn't use FP devices for wanting children, 24.5 percent didn't use because of husband's opposition, 31 percent didn't use because of fear of side effects. The highest percent of FP methods user women were 47.6 percent who have one living son and the lowest was 5 percent who have 3 and above living sons. Similarly, 23.8 percent current user women faced different types of side effects of FP methods. In this way the barriers to the utilization of family planning services are concluded as lack of knowledge, wanting children, husband's opposition, fear of side effect, number of living sons and notice of side effects.