Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Contraceptive Devices (A Case Study of Chock Chisapani in Tanahun, Nepal)

Abstract

Nepal is a developing country and its population is increasing rapidly. It is predominantly rural with 86 percent of the total population residing in the rural areas and 14 percent in urban areas. The high population growth rate leads the country to underdevelopment. The unsystematic growth of population brings about various problems. Before it is a pack of problems, a permanent solution for a population growth must be think over. Nepal has placed greater emphasis on promoting temporary methods of contraception to bring about a balance in population growth and socio-economic development that will help to improve the quality of life of the Nepalese people. The research work entitled "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards contraceptive Devices" has been done as a case study of Chock Chisapani in Tanahun, Nepal. The study is to analyze the role of contraceptive devices among married women in general and to find out the knowledge of contraceptive among married women of age 15-49, to assess the practice of family planning by married women, to examine the reasons for non-use of contraceptive devices and to identify the attitude and behaviour of married women towards the use of contraceptive devices in particular. The study has focused on the family planning system concerning about this, concept, strategies, and different family planning services, knowledge, attitude and practices of family planning method have been reviewed for literature. The research plan of the study has followed on the basis of exploratory research design and simple random sampling has been adopted. The universe of the study is all the households of ward no. 3 and 4 of Chock Chisapani VDC for making the research work of better quality, a convenient sample size of 60 households have been chosen purposively. The research has used field survey (household survey) method using questionnaire and the key informant has been selected purposively. For introspection, primary data has been collected through questionnaire, interview, observation, FGDs and key informant interview, for fulfilling the objectives of the study. The collected data has been analyzed by using simple statistical methods as such percentage, simple bar diagram, chart and pie-charts. The research work has explored different data descriptively and statistically obtained from primary data collection during the field survey. It is found that 68.34 percent respondents are literate. Ninety percent respondents married before the teen age of 19 and have bore children at the same age. Fifty-five percent respondents have heard about family planning methods through radio. Interestingly, 88.33 percent are ever users and 68.33 percent are current users of at least one contraceptive method. It is explored that some respondents don not use any family planning method for the reason of lack of knowledge, childless, religious faith and desire to bear at least a son. Forty-three percent have responded having good thought about contraceptive method. 58.33 percent respondents have preferred 2 children for ideal family size. 43.33 percent respondents have told that child bearing age is best at 20-25 years. Enthusiastically, most of the respondents have suggested that family planning education should be launched.